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Chapter 102 Little White Mouse Xu Yungong
Let’s not talk about how Zhu Di was beaten so badly by his own father in the palace that he cried out in pain.

outside the palace.

It is only a quarter or two's drive from the Imperial Palace.

There is a large house here, but the house itself is not luxurious, and even looks a bit simple compared with other houses around it.

The plaque hanging above the gate of this house is Xu's House - the residence of Duke Wei.

There was no fancy Duke's Mansion, nor was it made to be grand and majestic. Xu Da strictly adhered to his duties as a subject and did not dare to overstep the line in any way.

At the door, a carriage slowly drove up and stopped.

A doorman came forward to ask who the other person was, and the curtain of the car was lifted from the inside, revealing a beautiful face that was very familiar to everyone in the Xu family.

——That was their former eldest daughter, now the Princess of Yan, Xu Miaoyun!

Xu Miaoyun had actually recovered a little from the discomfort of the long journey.

She nodded slightly to the concierge and said:

"Is the lady home?"

After a brief moment of shock, the concierge nodded in surprise:

"Yes, Madam is at home!"

"I will send someone to inform Madam. I think she will be very happy to know that you are back home!"

"Miss, come on, come on, tell the driver to go over there, and you get off the car first and walk out the main gate. By the way, you're back home, but the prince isn't back yet?"

This is the basic quality of a concierge.

Although the eldest lady is still the eldest lady in their hearts and this identity will not change, Xu Miaoyun has always married into the royal family and married the fourth prince who had long been named King of Yan.

If it was just because of some reasons that the prince was busy and couldn't accompany the princess back to visit relatives, it would be fine. But the prince and the princess went to Fengyang, the capital of Zhongdu, last year. They couldn't respond to the imperial edict without it, otherwise it would be disobeying the imperial edict. If the princess came back to the palace this time to quarrel with the prince, or even came back secretly... then it would be too much trouble.

The concierge had to ask tentatively before he could find someone to inform the lady.

Xu Miaoyun also knew what he was asking, so she smiled and shook her head:

"The prince is returning to the capital this time by imperial decree. I went with him to pay my respects to the emperor earlier. Now he is discussing important matters with His Majesty in the palace. It is inconvenient for me to stay longer. His Majesty asked me to go back to the palace to rest, reminisce and report safety. The prince will come to pick me up after he has dealt with the matter."

Hearing this, the concierge breathed a sigh of relief, and the trace of worry in his eyes completely disappeared. He smiled happily and said:
"Good good!"

"Come here, hurry up and inform the Madam, and all the young masters and young ladies, that the eldest lady has been ordered to return to the capital from Fengyang, and has now returned home to visit her relatives!"

…………

The servants rushed in to report, and Xu Miaoyun slowly walked into the hall of her home which she had not seen for a whole year.

She felt a little emotional—

I didn’t feel that way before I got married, but after I got married, every time I went home I felt like a guest.

Soon, hurried footsteps were heard outside the reception room.

The visitors were Xu Miaoyun's mother, Madam Xie, Xu's concubines, Ms. Sun and Ms. Jia, the legitimate sons Xu Tianfu, who was five years old, Xu Zengshou, who was three years old, the illegitimate son Xu Yingxu, who was five years old, and the newly born legitimate daughter Xu Miaoqing.

Except Xu Yingxu, who was born to Aunt Sun, the other children present were all from Madam Xie.

Xu Miaoyun first bowed to the elders, and then asked:

"Why don't you see big brother?"

The eldest son of the Xu family is Xu Yungong, who is eighteen years old this year. Xu Miaoyun is the eldest daughter, but she is three years younger than him and is only fifteen years old this year.

Mrs. Xie immediately curled her lips:
"Where else can he go? He can only go to the barracks and hang out with those big-time soldiers."

"If the master was at home, he would never let him do such a thing. A dignified young master of the Duke's Mansion would actually hang out in the military camp every day and not go home! I have just sent people to the three major camps to tell him that you are back. I don't know if he will come home to see you."

Xu Miaoyun heard the criticism in her mother's words and couldn't help but frown.

Although she knew before she left home that her mother and elder brother did not get along, she did not expect that the relationship in her family had become so tense only one year after she got married.

You have to know that in the past people only did small things in private, but now, in front of the two aunts and several younger brothers and sisters, it is really inappropriate for the mother, as the legal wife, to speak like this.

"My father is a military commander, and my eldest brother will inherit his legacy. It is only natural for him to go to the military camp to make himself more familiar. Please stop talking nonsense."

Xu Miaoyun straightened his expression and said seriously:

"Father is now stationed in the north and can only come home a few times a year. I am as worried as you are about his hard work. But even if I have the opportunity to meet him after the prince is enfeoffed, it is still not appropriate. If you want father to come home earlier, you should hope that eldest brother will stand up quickly, so that he can replace father and serve in the army."

"It would be bad if he didn't go to the military camp. But now it's a good thing. It shows that he is making progress! Is this what you said about my elder brother in private when I was not at home?"

Mrs. Xie was speechless after being scolded by her daughter.

She had long known that her eldest daughter was a person with her own ideas, but in the past her daughter just thought she had her own ideas and would never say much to her mother.

Unexpectedly, after following Prince Yan to Zhongdu Fengyang for a year of training, she has become a completely different person after returning. She even started to teach her mother a lesson. She is simply going against Tiangang!

But Mrs. Xie couldn't say much. First, she couldn't lose face for her daughter in front of the two concubines. Second, her daughter was already a princess, and her status was supposed to be more noble than theirs combined. She couldn't argue with her on both moral and logical grounds.

So she could only swallow her anger and planned to wait until the evening when the mother and daughter had a private conversation to discuss it.

"Okay, let's not talk about this."

Mrs. Xie changed the subject:

"Just now I heard from the concierge that the prince is still in the palace and said he would come to pick you up later. Will he stay at home for dinner? Or should I ask the cook to prepare it in advance?"

"The little snacks you loved to eat when you were a girl are already made by the cooks at home. I was planning to have them go with you when you go north, so that you won't get used to the food there. Now they come in handy."

Hearing her mother say this, Xu Miaoyun was so angry that she had no place to vent.

After all, she is my mother. No matter how ridiculous she does things, she is always thinking about me.

She was silent for a moment, looked at the sky, and said:
"It's still early now, how about this, I'll go to the Third Camp and see my eldest brother. If he has something and can't go home, it won't be a wasted trip."

Mrs. Xie became anxious when she heard this:

"You are a princess now, why did you go to such a messy place outside the military camp? Is that a place a woman should go to?"

"If he doesn't want to come back, then he won't come back. Why are you making a trip?" "Besides, if he doesn't come back today, he will always come home in the future. Are you going to stay in Yingtian only for today?"

Xu Miaoyun just shook his head in silence.

With the way my mother was doing it, my eldest brother would probably have been resentful for a long time, and there would definitely be a rift between him and my younger brothers and sisters in the future. No matter how long I stayed in the capital, he would not go home.

And the eldest brother is the legitimate eldest son of father, and will inherit the title in the future. If I don't explain it to him clearly now, even though I have married the prince, after father is gone, what will happen to my younger brothers and sisters who will no longer have the help of the eldest brother?
My mother has no idea what is going on!

"I'll be back soon. The prince is also good at the military. When I was in Zhongdu, I also mingled with the soldiers. He won't mind."

After saying this, Xu Miaoyun stood up and left the Xu residence without even looking at his brothers and sisters.

Only Madam Xie, the two concubines, and Xu Yingxu, who already understood a little bit, were left looking at each other in bewilderment, all with confused faces.

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Three major camps.

It was already afternoon. Although it was late autumn, the autumn heat was not just a random phrase. The sun was extremely scorching at this moment.

Song Shen and Zhang Wei came here again, mainly because Song Shen wanted to "take a closer look" at what the place where wine was cooked looked like.

In front of the Shaodaozi shop.

Song Shen smelled the strong aroma of alcohol. His sense of smell, which had become acute since he became blind, was now even worse. He felt that if he stood there for a little longer, he would be intoxicated.

He raised his hand and fanned himself, remained silent for a while, and then asked tentatively:
"Brother Congming, how about you go in and take a look, then come out and tell me?"

"The imperial physician told me to avoid eating any meat, greasy food, or drinking alcohol. I made an exception last time. I'm afraid it's not a good idea to go in now."

Zhang Wei: …

Zhang Wei glanced at the boy and sneered.

Avoid? Make an exception? Not so good?
Don't think he didn't notice it. The last time Song Shen came to the store, he drank with a grimace on his face. It was obvious that he didn't like it. Maybe his temperament and taste changed after he was injured. But in the final analysis, this guy definitely didn't want to drink but wanted to know the process of steaming and boiling wine, so he simply pushed himself in to see.

You treat people as fools!

"Okay, okay, okay, if you say so, then let's just avoid it."

Zhang Wei had no way to deal with him. Even if Song Shen didn't know, he knew how much the emperor valued Song Shen now. If this went against his wishes, and Song Shen said a few words to "Chen Guorui" when he met him again, Zhang Wei would not know how he would die.

He was about to step into the store when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Hey, Censor Zhang, Brother Song!"

The two of them turned around at the same time - in fact, Song Shen, a blind man, couldn't see anything, but when someone was shouting behind him, he would subconsciously turn around regardless of whether he could see it or not.

Zhang Wei was a little confused the moment he saw the person.

He was stunned for a second, then pulled Song Shen and whispered:
"It's the boy from the Xu family, Xu Yungong. When he comes over later, just be quiet and don't say anything. I'll tell him about your amnesia first, and then I won't be afraid of offending him."

If Song Shen wasn't blind, his eyes would have been as bright as light bulbs by now.

Good guy.

I just ate the Xu family’s melon before, and today I met the real culprit?
He also lowered his voice like a thief:
"Okay, okay, don't worry, I won't say anything offensive. Why don't you go and talk to him first?"

Zhang Wei agreed, then turned around and walked towards Xu Yungong happily.

Xu Yungong was eighteen years old this year, in the prime of his youth. Although he was the eldest son of the Duke of Wei's mansion and one of the most distinguished young men in Yingtian Prefecture, he could not be seen from his appearance.

Because he was now wearing the same short clothes as ordinary soldiers, which looked very simple. And because of years of practicing martial arts under the sun, his skin was dark and his figure was lean. There was nothing special about him among a group of soldiers.

Zhang Wei was a little shocked when he first saw it.

After all, he is the son of the Duke's Mansion, why is he dressed like this?

"You guys go in first, I'll be right back after a quick chat."

However, Xu Yungong seemed to not care about Zhang Wei's surprised look at all. He just said a few words to the soldiers around him and then walked towards the two of them.

Zhang Wei also recovered from his shock at this time, and hurriedly bowed to him and said:
"Mr. Xu, long time no see, what have you been busy with recently?"

Xu Yungong smiled and waved his hand:

"Don't call me Master Xu. I didn't discuss this with them in the military camp. We all practiced martial arts together. There was no distinction between high and low. My father came out like this too."

"Censor Zhang, why did you come out with Brother Ziwei?"

His eyes turned to Song Shen, who had lifeless eyes beside him.

Zhang Wei understood immediately and explained in a low voice:

"I think you have heard about Ziwei's story. Besides losing his sight, he can no longer remember many things, and he also can't remember most of the people he knew in the past."

"Perhaps the blow he suffered this time was too great. He moved out of the Song family a while ago and now happens to live next door to my house. You know Song Longmen is my teacher. Now that Ziwei wants to go out for a walk, I will go with him. This will be good for his recovery and memory recovery."

"Yun Gong, he has forgotten a lot of things after all. If there is anything strange in his conversation later, please bear with him, okay?"

When Xu Yungong heard this, he immediately bowed his hands solemnly:

"Of course! Brother Ziwei is seven years older than me. When I was still ignorant, he always took me to study. Even though I was the descendant of a military general, he never looked down on me. Many scholars can't do this. Just for this reason, I can't possibly add insult to injury!"

The two of them whispered for a while.

Song Shen was speechless as he listened to this - he was just blind, not deaf, and these two people were plotting loudly right beside him, did they really think he had broken his brain?
Soon, Zhang and Xu walked up to Song Shen together.

Zhang Wei still had that smiling face and said to Song Shen:

"Ziwei, Yun Gong brought his brothers from the military camp out for a drink today. They have two days off after the martial arts performance, so it's okay for them to get drunk during this time."

"Aren't you curious about how strong this liquor can be? After all, I can't drink much, so why don't you force him to drink it while they're here?"

Song Shen was stunned for two seconds before he realized what Zhang Wei was doing.

He came here today to see how Chen Guorui was progressing and whether he had asked the workshop to secretly distill the wine to a higher alcohol content. However, the alcohol content cannot be measured without professional equipment, so doesn't he have to rely on anthropometry?

Xu Yungong and the soldiers he brought with him are today's guinea pigs!
(End of this chapter)