Splendid Book

Chapter 82 The old grudge

When Ji Yu came in, he saw his father chatting with his little uncle.

The father looked at the little uncle with a gentle face, his eyes were gentle, and even his expression was intriguing.He didn't dare to look closely, and walked over with lowered eyes.When the emperor saw him, he immediately said happily: "Yu'er is here, you haven't seen your uncle for many years, right?"

After Ji Yu greeted the emperor, he also greeted Qiao Yu.Only now did he take a closer look at his little uncle's current appearance. Although he knew that the border was difficult, he didn't expect his little uncle to change so much.

Qiao Yu has guarded the border for five full years, and never returned to Beijing during that period, so apart from letters, this is also the first time Ji Yu has seen him in so many years.

I still remember when he left, he still had the demeanor of Mr. Pianpianjia from the capital.But now, his bronze skin and his broad and muscular figure all showed that he had undergone tremendous changes over the years.The little uncle has changed, and he has also grown up.

"My minister has met the Seventh Prince," even though Qiao Yu was his uncle, but this meeting should also be performed as a monarch and minister.

But he didn't know that just as he got up, the emperor beside him said: "Mingchen, you are his uncle, even if you accept a gift from him, you should."

"I don't dare, the seventh prince is the most respected prince, so I should pay my respects," Qiao Yu said respectfully and politely.

Ji Yu lowered his eyes, and there was also a faint expression on his face.On the contrary, the emperor felt helpless seeing them so calm, looked at Ji Yu and said, "Your uncle hasn't returned to the capital for many years, so you will accompany him to wander around the capital these few days."

"I obey," Ji Yu replied immediately.

On the contrary, Qiao Yu smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Your Majesty is like this, I am really terrified. How dare I let the Seventh Prince accompany me."

"Mingchen, you are too polite. For so many years, you have been guarding the border gates for the court. You have made both credit and hard work. Even if you let him serve you for two days, it is right." The emperor laughed, with a smile on his handsome face. With the meaning of carefree.

Obviously seeing Qiao Yu made him very happy, so even Ji Yu was a little surprised, after all, it is rare for the father to be so happy.

After the three had spoken, the emperor asked them to go to the harem to see Concubine De.

Qiao Yu knew that this was a gift from the emperor, and it was not easy for courtiers to meet concubines, even brothers and sisters.So he immediately thanked Ji Yu and left together.

The winter sun is still bright, shining on the red walls and yellow tiles, and everything is resplendent.Ji Yu walked beside Qiao Yu, neither of them spoke. Qiao Yu was dressed in a general's official uniform, tall and handsome, like a god of war.

"Little uncle," Ji Yu called out in a low voice.

Qiao Yu next to him turned to look at him, and his calm face finally showed concern.In front of the emperor earlier, although he was excited, he still restrained himself.After all, Ji Yu is grown up now, if he gets too close to his little uncle, I'm afraid it will make the Holy One suspicious.

Driving with the king is a matter of trepidation, so Qiao Yu didn't want to show his closeness to Ji Yu in front of the emperor.

"You have grown up too," Qiao Yu said with emotion.

In fact, he is only nine years older than Ji Yu, and he is only 26 years old this year.It's just that these years at the border, it can't compare to the time when he was pampered in the capital.He still remembered that when he left, Ji Yu was only a half-grown boy, but now he is already a handsome young man.

He is Ji Yu's uncle, and everyone says that his nephew looks like his mother-in-law. Today's Ji Yu does look a bit like Qiao Yu when he was young, but his eyes are more like the emperor's.But now Ji Yu, in terms of appearance alone, is already better than blue.

As a real uncle, Qiao Yu is of course happy in his heart, besides, he has often corresponded with Ji Yu over the years and knows this nephew very well.For him, this nephew is the only one left in the world now.

"Is the concubine de concubine okay at such a young age?" Qiao Yu asked, his face was slightly sideways, as if cut by a knife, every line was perfect.

In fact, what he wants to ask more is, has the Concubine De concubine treated you well all these years.However, there are many people in the palace, and there will be people around the emperor leading the way, so if you want to ask, it is difficult to ask.

"Mother and concubine are always in good health, little uncle, please rest assured," Ji Yu was as polite as him.

When the two arrived at Defei Palace, someone had already informed them to go in.

At this time Ji Ting was sitting in the room, sitting with Concubine De.When Qiao Yu and Ji Yu came in, he immediately got up, looked at the tall and strong man in front of him, and immediately opened his mouth in surprise.Although he was still young when his uncle left, he still had memories.

It's just the little uncle in memory, but the man in front of him is really very different.

Not to mention he was taken aback, even Concubine De was stunned.Sitting on the arhat couch, he stared at him for a while before saying: "Fourth brother, you have suffered."

"Guarding the border for the country, humble ministers dare not speak bitterly," Qiao Yu said with a glamorous appearance. The man in front of him now is tall and handsome, and his voice is cheerful and broad, which is exactly the same as the handsome young man in their memory. two completely different people.

Concubine De nodded, although all these years, she had heard how good Qiao Yu was.She thought that the person who killed people everywhere at the border was still the weak and helpless fourth brother in Uncle Yongshun's mansion.Little did he know, he had already become like this.

No wonder he has achieved so much over the years.

In fact, in terms of relationship, Concubine De and Qiao Yu are not close, after all Qiao Yu is only her concubine younger brother, and there is also an age gap between them.When she entered the palace, Qiao Yu was just a child, and she only heard her mother mention Qiao Yu occasionally, but every time she mentioned it, she was very angry.

But for Concubine De, Qiao Yu's appearance reminded her of another person.

When Qiao Yu and Ji Yuzi sat down together, Concubine De's eyes fell on the two of them, but she suddenly found that the two of them resembled too much.She had never seen the two of them together before, but this was the first time she saw them, she lost her mind.

"Concubine Mother, Uncle is talking to you," Ji Ting saw that Concubine De had been in a daze, and couldn't help reminding below.

Concubine De was summoned by him, she immediately came back to her senses, with a slight smile on her beautiful face, she said lightly: "Fourth brother, over the years, your father and mother have always cared about you very much at the border."

Mrs. Yongshun really 'cared' about him, after all the concubine in the family is so powerful and is favored by the emperor.If you keep him outside, I'm afraid no one will be able to restrain him in the end.Therefore, Mrs. Yongshun always wanted to marry her niece from her natal family to Qiao Yu, and she also wanted to hold him.But Qiao Yuren is outside, so she can handle it as if she can handle it.Although she mentioned it several times, Qiao Yu never agreed.

Although the emperor said that Qiao Yu was allowed to have dinner here, it was beyond the limit for him to come to the harem to see Concubine De.So naturally he couldn't stay, and after talking for a while, he took his leave and left.

Ji Yu personally sent him to the gate of the palace, Ji Ting wanted to go too, but Concubine De stayed behind.

"Mother and concubine, little uncle has changed a lot," Ji Ting couldn't hide his words, so he naturally said what he would think of.

But Concubine De also nodded, she totally agrees with Ji Ting's words, Qiao Yu has indeed changed too much.At first she was happy to have such a promising younger brother, but when she really saw Qiao Yu, she realized that he was no longer the frail boy he was back then, let alone someone who could be controlled by her.

"Your little uncle is a great general, and he is very appreciated by your father, so you should ask him to teach you more about riding and shooting in the future," Concubine De told her son.

Ji Ting knew Qiao Yu much better than Concubine De.After all, Mr. Qiao Yu also specifically mentioned the few big victories Qiao Yu fought.So Ji Ting also felt that having such a little uncle was really an honor to his face.He naturally agrees with Concubine De's words.

So he nodded happily: "Concubine mother, don't worry, I will definitely learn from my uncle, and I will definitely win the ranking next spring hunting."

As soon as Chunshou was mentioned, Concubine De's face darkened again, even though she knew that Xiao Jiu and Lao Qi were older.But she felt uncomfortable at the bottom of her heart, and she couldn't help admonishing her: "When your seventh brother was your age, he could have won the first place. You should pay more attention to riding and shooting, your father also thinks highly of you guys riding and archery."

When Ji Ting heard her mention Ji Yu, he couldn't help retorting in a low voice: "Seventh brother is naturally powerful, even the eldest brother and the others may not be able to match him now, how can I catch up with him."

He felt that the mother concubine was really difficult for others, so he had to compare with the seventh brother.Moreover, Seventh Brother is also the son of Concubine Mu, even if Brother Seven wins, it will be Concubine Mu who will add honor to his face in the end.I don't know why the mother concubine insisted on him winning.

After all, Ji Ting is still a teenager at heart, and has no obsession with winning.

So I can't understand Concubine De's mentality.

And here Ji Yu personally sent Qiao Yu to the gate of the palace. Before getting into the car, Qiao Yu looked back at him and said with a smile: "I will stay in the capital for a long time this time. Go for a ride."

"Then I'll wait for my little uncle to teach me," Ji Yu happily accepted with the corners of his mouth raised.

Over the past few years, his riding and shooting skills have improved a lot, and he has always been among the best in several hunts.Coupled with Qiao Yu's reputation of being invincible, he also wanted to challenge.

It's just that the New Year will be in a few days, and Qiao Yu won't be able to spare the time when he comes back.Therefore, except for entering the palace to meet the emperor on the first day, he has been socializing with Uncle Yongshun all the time.So the two never had a chance to meet each other.

It wasn't until after the new year that Ji Yu led Ji Ting to Yongshunbo's mansion that he saw Qiao Yu again.

Today's Qiao Yu is wearing a dark red satin gown with dark patterns and a cross collar, and a silver silk belt with dark patterns around his waist.Because Ji Yu brothers came here today, there are no outsiders, but they are all from Yongshunbo's residence here.

There are four sons in Yongshun Bo's house, Qiao Yu is the youngest, and he is still unmarried.Naturally, the three elder brothers above had already married, not only that, but several nephews were already married.

Although Qiao Yun is a married woman, this is her first year, and her mother-in-law also knows that her little uncle is back, so she wants her to bring Feng Youfeng back so that she can climb up on her little uncle's relationship.

Feng Youfeng has already taken a post in the guard. Although the post is not high, judging by his age, he is young and promising.No matter how unwilling Qiao Yun was before getting married, but now that she is married to Feng Youfeng, she naturally has to consider her husband in every way.Qiao Yu was the only one in Uncle Yongshun's mansion who joined the military and had a high reputation in the army. Naturally, Qiao Yun wanted to bring Feng Youfeng back to meet his little uncle.

So at noon, Mr. Qiao specially dragged his son-in-law to sit at the main table.Apart from the old man and their four brothers, there were Ji Yu and Ji Ting at this table.This would pull Feng Youfeng at the main table, which made him appear to be more noble than those children of the Qiao family.

But this is what Mrs. Qiao has been talking about for a long time. After all, his son lives at home all the time. Whenever he wants to see Qiao Yu, he can see him anytime.It's rare for the son-in-law to come here, so it's natural for him to get close to Qiao Yuhaosheng.After all, there is still a place to seek in the future.

It's just that such an arrangement will inevitably make the other two wives unhappy. After all, it is rare for the two princes to come here, and they still want their son to curry favor.

Previously, the Dafang looked like Qiao Yun was going to marry the Seventh Prince at any time and become the Seventh Prince's concubine.But who knows that in the end, it was nothing but a bamboo basket to fetch water.But now Qiao Yun is married, but there are other girls in the Qiao family who are not married.

Among them, Qiao Yan from the second room is the most outstanding. She has also been admitted to the women's school now.Although she was only 13 years old after the Chinese New Year, there was a big age gap between her and Ji Yu.But Concubine De has two sons, since she can't climb up to the Seventh Prince, then marrying the Ninth Prince is also a rich marriage.

So the Second Mrs. Qiao kept talking to Qiao Yan a lot. Now that Qiao Yun is married, it is naturally not easy for her to go to the palace to talk with the Concubine De.Therefore, the second wife also tried her best in front of the old lady from time to time, thinking that her daughter would also follow Qiao Yun's way back then, coaxing the concubine de concubine first, and then slowly plotting.

It's just that although the old lady of the Qiao family is old, her heart is not blind.She could tell what the second wife was up to at a glance.But for Ji Yu, Concubine De naturally hoped that he could marry the daughter of the Qiao family.But when it came to Ji Ting's place, she would not have such a plan.After all, the Qiao family was already Ji Ting's natal family, and marrying the daughter of the Qiao family would not help him much.

So now, Concubine De's eyes are already looking elsewhere.

Although the old lady knew about her plan, she was helpless.After all, the current prosperity of the Qiao family is not all due to Concubine De, and she gave birth to two princes.Only when the princes are well, can the wealth of the Qiao family last forever.So even if she wanted to marry her granddaughter to Ji Ting, as long as Concubine De did not agree, there was nothing she could do.

It was precisely because of this that the old lady never agreed to the second wife's request and brought Qiao Yan into the palace.

So at this family banquet, the second wife at the women's table even spoke a little eccentric.

Fortunately, the male customers over there were very harmonious, but Feng Youfeng felt a little guilty when he saw Ji Yu.Of course, he had also heard about the rumors about Qiao Yun and the Seventh Prince.Although he and Qiao Yun were married, he was still a little embarrassed when he saw Ji Yu.

In the end, at the next table, when the nephews of Qiao's family came to toast, they came straight to Ji Yu whether it was by accident or on purpose.Although he can drink well, he can't hold so many people together. In the end, Qiao Yu helped him block the drink, but both of them got drunk.

In the end, it was the old man who saw that they were a little drunk, so he ordered someone to send them back.Even Ji Yu was sent to Qiao Yu's yard to rest.After Qiao Yu came back this time, the courtyard he lived in was not the small courtyard in the past, but a new courtyard that Mrs. Yongshun had ordered to tidy up.Not only is the layout spacious, but the location is much better than before.

As soon as they were helped in, maidservants came to serve them.It's just that although Ji Yu drank a lot, she was still not in a state of unconsciousness, so she waved her hand and let the maid leave.

But just as the maid was about to leave, Ji Yu shouted again: "Go get me a glass of water."

As soon as the little maid listened to his order, she dared not disobey, so she hurried out and poured a glass of warm water in.After Ji Yu drank it and asked her to go out again, he lay down on the bed and slowly closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw that the sky outside was dimmed, probably in the evening.

"Is the Seventh Prince awake?" As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard Qiao Yu's voice outside.

The maid guarding the door didn't know because she didn't dare to come in and check.Fortunately, Ji Yu heard that he was leaving, so he yelled out.When Qiao Yu came in, he saw Ji Yu sitting on the edge of the bed. He had already changed into a crow blue silk brocade robe with treasured face and flowers.

"Wake up, how is it? Does your head still hurt?" Seeing him frowning slightly with an uncomfortable expression on his face, Qiao Yu immediately asked.

Ji Yu waved his hand. He has never been greedy for drinks, and he rarely drank so much, so he was not used to it for a while.Only then did he think of Ji Ting, and hurriedly asked: "Little uncle, where is the ninth younger brother?"

"He didn't drink much today, so he went out to play with Lao Wu and the others in the afternoon." The Lao Wu in Qiao Yu's mouth is the fifth boy in the second room. He is about the same age as Ji Ting, so the relationship between the two is still close Not bad.

Ji Yu is not surprised that Ji Ting can go out with him.It's just that he was a little worried about Ji Ting's safety, after all, they were all young people, most fond of playing.It's the New Year now, and the streets are even more crowded. If they get rid of the guards...

Ji Yu couldn't help feeling a little regretful, she just felt that she shouldn't drink so much.If he was awake and went out with Ji Ting himself, he wouldn't be so worried.

"Worried about His Royal Highness?" Qiao Yu immediately guessed when he saw that he was silent.

Ji Yu nodded, every time he took Ji Ting out, the concubine had to ask him several times, so he was always careful not to let Ji Ting out of his sight easily.It's just that he didn't expect that today, he would be drunk too.

"Don't worry, before they leave, the elder brother arranged for the guards to follow, and nothing will happen," Qiao Yu patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "We haven't had a chance to have a good chat yet, you change your clothes first, I'll Waiting for you outside."

When Ji Yu came out after changing his clothes, he saw that his little uncle had already sat down on the Luohan couch, and there were two cups of hot tea on the small table on the couch.Qiao Yu made a gesture to invite him to sit down, Ji Yu nodded, raised the corner of his robe, and sat down with a big horse.

At first, neither of them opened their mouths, but Ji Yu tasted the tea in the cup, the taste was strong and fragrant, it was really good tea.

"What do you think of this yard?" Just after he put the cup on the table, Qiao Mingchen looked around and asked softly.

Although Ji Yu didn't understand what he meant by the question, he nodded in praise and said, "It's a nice place. Is it comfortable for my little uncle to live here?"

"Comfortable, of course it's extremely comfortable." Qiao Mingchen laughed loudly, looked around the room again, and then said slowly, "The yard I lived in back then couldn't even match one-tenth of what is here."

Ji Yu paused, but he understood when he said it.Qiao Mingchen was a son of a concubine, and his mother came from a humble background. After he was born, his mother was still favored, so life was naturally considered passable.It's just that the good times didn't last long, and soon his mother contracted a strange disease, not only lost her hair, but also destroyed her proud appearance.Because she couldn't bear such a blow, she hanged herself one night.

"When my sister left, she didn't even live in a house like this," Qiao Mingchen tightly clenched the lid of the cup in his hand, his voice was low and soft, but his tone was full of pain.

Even after so many years, when he thought of his sister's final outcome, his heart ached all the time.He clearly knew that his sister's death had something to do with the people of the Qiao family, but he still had to make excuses with these people.

A family, if it was really a family, shouldn't be aggressive towards a weak woman in the first place.

"Little uncle, I will never forget my mother's hatred."

Ji Yu looked at him with red eyes.

(End of this chapter)