Value peace

Chapter 237 Journey to Nine Peaks ([-])

It was a thin thread-bound book with a blue cover, and the words "Tao Te Ching" were written in regular script.

Gu Xiyan stared at the book with wide-eyed eyes, as if seeing a piece of hot potato, and hurriedly said: "In the past few years, I have also taken things from the past lightly... things in the world, originally It is for those who are virtuous. Since this book is in your hands, it is yours..." After finishing speaking, she suddenly turned her head and said eagerly to Liu Mei and Duan Yingluo: "It's getting late, we move!"

Liu Meier was confused, but Duan Yingluo could feel Gu Xiyan's eagerness not to have more contact with this priest, she nodded and hurried away to protect Gu Xiyan.

When they got to the foot of the mountain, they waited for a while, and then saw sister Xu coming down the mountain with Julan.

Duan Yingluo carried Julan into the carriage, and sister Xu waved them goodbye.

The carriage sped all the way towards Biyuan.

Gu Xiyan looked at Ju Lan who was curiously looking at the luxuriously decorated carriage with wide eyes, and tried to relax, and said to Ju Lan Liutian, "What do you usually do?"

Ju Lan smiled cautiously: "...we have to clean up every day, read and write, help the younger sisters and brothers wash their clothes, and take care of them..." In the narration, it may be that I thought of the past. At that time, the little face began to be filled with happiness, "When Xiaocao came, she was like a kitten. Father Gu gave her to me, and I cooked her to eat every day. Now she can also take care of others. My younger sister... is a very good child..."

Gu Xiyan touched Julan's head with an encouraging smile.

Feeling Gu Xiyan's gentleness, Ju Lan raised her head and looked at Xiyan sincerely: "Madam, you must be rich."

rich?This year, Maosheng gave her 3 taels of silver for her family, saying that the situation in Gaochang is better than expected, and jokingly said that in the future, there will only be more, not less... Compared with ordinary people, It must be very rich!

"Ma'am, please help our church too!" Ju Lan said eagerly, "Now, we have more and more sisters, and we try to save as much as possible, but the money is still not enough. Father Gu is trying to find a way... Last time, Sister Xu is still worried, saying that Liangdi is about to go to war, and then there will be many children like me again..."

Gu Xiyan was startled.

"Liangdi is about to go to war." This kind of military affairs, even she, heard Qi Maosheng talk about it. How did sister Xu know?
* * * * * *
The carriage arrived at Biyuan soon, Shi Wang and Li Shi waited respectfully at the second gate.

Seeing that Gu Xiyan brought a little girl back, both of them were taken aback. Gu Xiyan didn't explain much, and handed the orange to Xingyu, then exchanged a few words with Shi's aunt, and then excused herself too much. I'm tired, I'm serving tea to see off the guests.

After washing up, Gu Xiyan and Liu Meier sipped tea on the Arhat bed.

Xing Yu brought freshly washed orange orchids to greet Gu Xiyan.

Ju Lan looked at her with a little wariness.

Did you know your identity?

Gu Xiyan sighed, and told Xingyu with some helplessness: "During this time, Julan will be handed over to you, you have to take good care of her."

Xing Yu smiled and answered "Yes", and then took Ju Lan down.

However, Liu Mei'er didn't take Ju Lan's attitude seriously: "Why is this... I don't know how to be grateful..."

Gu Xiyan changed the topic: "When will that girl in your family get married?"

Liu Meier smiled and said, "You really are going!"

"Can I not go?" Gu Xiyan wondered.

"It's a distant relative of Fang, and a concubine...I asked you out in her name..."

"In that case, then I will greet Taijun Cui tomorrow morning, and then go back to Yongzhou!"

Liu Meier was startled: "So fast!"

Gu Xiyan watched the hot tea on the table without making a sound. At this moment, she missed Qi Maosheng very much.

* * * * * *
When Qi Maosheng heard the news of Gu Xiyan's return, he was presiding over the highest-level military meeting in Yandi. Two days ago, he received an imperial decree from Shengjing, asking Yandi to send [-] cavalry to Liangdi again to cooperate with Liang Ting Dudufu. Wai Chao Liang Army.

It was Qi Qi's first time to participate in this kind of extreme military meeting. He sat two steps away from Qi Maosheng cautiously, sitting upright and listening to other people's opinions.

Qi Xiao resolutely opposed it: "Six thousand cavalry is equivalent to transferring all the soldiers and horses on the table in Yandi. If something happens, if we resist, Shengjing can regard us as violating the 'Ming Island'." The agreement' the number of troops to attack us... [-] cavalry, too many!"

Lin Yongzhao agreed with Qi Xiao's opinion, but his tone was more relaxed: "Master Guo, why don't you talk to the court and go to 4000 people, what do you think!"

Gong Tao always contradicted Qi Xiao: "Six thousand cavalry is not impossible. Why don't we take the opportunity to talk to the court and let us increase our troops...Gaochang's 5 horses, we each have 1 horses, Sooner or later, this matter cannot be hidden, so it is better to take this opportunity to turn from the dark to the bright."

Yuan Zehuan, who came back from Gaochang, thought of going with Gong Tao: "Shengjing just wants to use troops against us, and there is a place of Jin in the middle, and last time the messenger from Jin also expressed that he is willing to follow our lead. When the time comes, Jin As long as there is a slight delay in the supply of food and grass to Shengjing, the situation will be in our favor. I have 3 troops stationed in Yinghe, and if anything goes wrong, I can rush to Hexian within ten days at most... Six Qian Jingrui can also turn around immediately, and when the time comes, he will be attacked from both sides, and there may be unexpected gains."

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Qi Maosheng.

Qi Maosheng is whispering to Erping.

Others sat far away and couldn't hear clearly, but Qi Qi could hear clearly.

Qi Maosheng was confessing to Erping: "Let Siping go, he has more contact with the Young Madam... If his face is not right, he will report to me immediately... Ask the people who went with him what the Young Madam has done these days ..."

Erping nodded obediently and left.

Qi Maosheng turned his head and said with a smile: "Let's discuss again...Mr. Ding, what's your opinion?"

* * * * * *
Si Ping walked into the pear garden slowly.

Qi Maosheng's kick prevented him from fully recovering until today.

Yan Hong, who was instructing people to unload the box, saw it, and said with a smile: "Brother Siping, you got the news, you came here just as we arrived!"

Siping smiled and said, "Is your young lady there?"

"Wait a minute, Madam is washing up!" As she spoke, she asked the little girl to take Siping to the Nuan Pavilion to drink tea. It's better!"

Siping couldn't help stroking his chest, and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid it won't be perfect, but I won't lose my life!"

Yanhong showed a sympathetic look: "It's that Zhenniang who hurt people..."

Siping hastily made a gesture of silence: "Don't mention this person again! How is the third girl these days?"

Yan Hong said in a low voice: "Young Madam was taken to the Taoist temple a few times, at first she was crying when she came back, but later she saw that Madam wasn't coaxing her, it was better, and she also started to learn the rules from that Nanny Wang. "

Siping knew about this.

When Zhenniang first left, Hongluan was still a little troublesome.Later, the Young Madam promised her that as long as she learned the rules from the new foster mother, she would be taken to see Zhenniang at the beginning of every month. Because of this, the Lord was still a little unhappy... Now it seems that, The young lady's method is still effective.

The two exchanged a few words, then saw Qiu Shi come out from the main room, Yan Hong hurriedly said: "Brother Siping, I think Madam has cleaned up almost, I'll go and have a look!"

Siping also stood up: "I'd better wait under the eaves!"

The two left the Nuan Pavilion, Yanhong entered the inner room, and saw Yunshang serving Gu Xiyan to drink tea, she bent her knees and saluted, and said with a smile: "Siping is here, madam, see you or not?"

Gu Xiyan smiled and said: "Let him in... Speaking of which, I haven't seen him for a long time!"

Yanhong responded and called Siping to come in and talk.

Knowing that it was Qi Maosheng who asked her to ask, Gu Xiyan smiled and said, "You go back to Master, and tell him not to think about it. I'm just homesick, so I came back early!"

Siping smiled and went away.

Gu Xiyan called Xing Yu to come in: "You send Ju Lan to the Gong residence. If it's a real sister, then hand it over to Mrs. Gong; if it's not a new sister, bring her back!"

Xingyu responded crisply, then took the sign and went out.

After a few days of traveling, she really felt a little tired. Cuiyu made a bed for her, and she fell asleep after touching the pillow.

When he woke up again, it was already dusk, and Yun Chang was serving in front of him.

"Is Grandpa back yet?"

Yun Shang hurriedly said: "I haven't come back yet... But, Sister Xingyu is back!"

"Let her come to see me!"

Yun Chang went away at the sound, and after a while, called Xing Yu in.

Xing Yu bowed her knees to Gu Xiyan and said with a smile, "Madam really did a great deed... That Ju Hong is really Ju Lan's sister."

Gu Xiyan breathed a sigh of relief.

"What great deed did you do?" Following the voice, Qi Maosheng lifted the curtain and entered.

"Maosheng!" Gu Xiyan laughed happily.

Qi Maosheng walked to the side of the kang, looked at Gu Xiyan's face that was radiant with joy, and said with a smile, "I went to Jiufeng, what a great thing I did?"

Gu Xiyan put her arms around Qi Maosheng's waist, put her face on his chest, and sighed irrelevantly: "It's good to be home!"

That lingering tone made Qi Maosheng's mouth curl up involuntarily.

Xing Yu briefly told Qi Maosheng about Ju Lan, and then said with a smile: "Master, tell me, isn't this a great thing?"

Qi Maosheng was startled when he heard this: "I thought Gong Tao was so impoverished because his family had many brothers and nephews, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be like this..."

Where there is war, there will be death... There is no way around that.

Gu Xiyan didn't want Qi Maosheng to think too much, so she changed the topic and told Xingyu, "Go and let Hongyu cook the meal!"

Xing Yu went away at the sound, and Gu Xiyan got off the kang and waited for Qi Maosheng to change clothes and freshen up.

When the two of them were having dinner, Gu Xiyan told him about her experience of going to Jiufeng. She naturally concealed the fact that she met Gui Guan and that the church had adopted many orphans.

Qi Maosheng teased her: "If you are the one who drank the holy water... you should serve me well tonight!"

"You bastard!" Gu Xiyan blushed and took the chopsticks to knock Qi Maosheng's hand.

Qi Maosheng laughed and pulled Gu Xiyan into his arms...

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