Hello Chang’an

Chapter 159: Raising troops to recover (Qiongruwan will be rewarded with additional updates)

Mrs. Lu pressed the handkerchief to the corner of her eyes, and choked with grievance: "... Da Lang had previously vowed not to marry. I saw that he finally found the girl he wanted to marry, so I was happy for him, and I also missed him. I have always been at odds with Master Lang. If I speak out against it, won’t it deepen the gap between you and your son?”

"Am I still afraid of further estrangement between me and him? How has he ever treated me as a father?" Cui Tao frowned and said, "If you are worried about this and allow him to do whatever you want, you are ignorant!"

Mrs. Lu started to lower her head and shed tears: "Yes, it's all my fault. My fault is that I became this stepmother with someone. My identity is wrong, so whatever I do is wrong..."

"You...what are you talking about?" Cui Tao hated to see anyone cry in front of him, and said helplessly: "I'm not just thinking about you. Do you know how those clansmen who are officials in the court view you? The wife of the clan? They all say that you are deliberately trying to kill that traitor!"

Mrs. Lu's eyes showed surprise: "But...but it was they who asked me to persuade me that night!"

"The persuasion in their mouths is obviously intended for you to dissuade the rebellious son. How can it mean that you will agree with it?" Cui Tao sighed helplessly: "Madam, you have to use your brain in everything!"

"How can I have a brain..." Mrs. Lu looked sad, laughing and complaining to herself: "If I had a brain, how could I have given birth to a brainless person like Lang'er?"

"..." Cui He choked and had nothing to say.

Although his wife doesn't have much brains, she has a good heart, is soft-tempered and knows how to be submissive, and has a simple and unpredictable mind.

Zheng, who is overthinking and stubborn, are really two different kinds of people.

The sons born between the two also have completely different temperaments.

Thinking of the rebellious eldest son, Cui Hao suddenly felt that the feeling of depression in his heart was even more intense, and his eyebrows were raised high.

The rebellious son did such a ridiculous thing at the hibiscus flower banquet, but he has never returned home to explain. Obviously, he didn't take his father seriously at all!

"Master Lang."

A servant came in and saluted.

Cui Wei frowned and asked, "But that Zhuzi is back?"

"I haven't seen Mr. Liu Lang come back yet." The servant said, "It's the old master who has sent a message, asking him to go to the outer study to discuss important matters."

When Cui He heard this, he didn't dare to delay and got off the bed immediately.

His father knew that he was sick, but he still sent people to see him to discuss matters. This "important matter" must be extremely important.

Mrs. Lu and the female envoy helped him change his clothes.

Cui Er hurriedly went to the outer study room.

"Hey, where is father?" Cui Lang tiptoed in, only to find his mother sitting alone in the hall drinking tea.

Mrs. Lu raised her eyelids and glanced at her second son: "You will come back as soon as possible. Now he has gone to the head of the family, and he can't think of beating you for a while."

Cui Lang breathed a sigh of relief and came over to drink tea. Seeing that the ends of her eyes were slightly red, he couldn't help but said, "Auntie, you just fooled my father again."

Mrs. Lu was a little tired just after the performance and was too lazy to pay attention to her son.

"Auntie, look at my father, what was his reaction when he learned about his eldest brother's proposal to marry Mrs. Chang? Is there any sign of him relenting?"

Seeing that his mother was ignoring him, Cui Lang came closer, smiled "hey", and asked in a low voice: "What my son means is... is it possible for me not to marry girls from those four families in the future, but to marry a girl from another family?"

Mrs. Lu put down the tea cup and sighed: "How can it be impossible? Everything is possible."

Cui Lang's eyes brightened: "How likely is it, Auntie Yi?"

"Here, do you see it?" Ms. Lu raised her chin slightly and looked outside the hall.

Cui Lang looked over and saw the yellow dog he kept in the courtyard, sticking out its tongue and wagging its tail happily at him.

His father had many rules and allowed the dog to enter the yard as much as possible. He was not allowed to enter the house. As time went by, the dog also developed the habit of obeying the rules and only stayed in the yard.

But why did Aniang suddenly ask him to look at the dog?

When Cui Lang was confused, he heard his mother-in-law say: "It's about the same as you turning into a dog."

"...?" Cui Lang's face turned bitter.

Is this Grandma's "everything is possible"?

"Why do you suddenly ask this?" Mrs. Lu looked at her son and asked suspiciously, "Do you have something in mind?"

"What can my son think?" Cui Lang resorted to rhetorical questions to cover up his guilty conscience.

"It's best that you don't have one." Mrs. Lu sighed: "There are two sons in the Cui family room, but they can't all be rebellious. Otherwise, will this life be too much?"

Cui Lang also sighed: "My son, I guess, but my bones are not as hard as my elder brother's. Even if I want to rebel, I'm afraid I don't have the ability."

As he said that, he changed the subject: "But isn't my father sick? Why did my grandfather still call people to discuss matters? What happened?"

"How do I know?" Lu didn't care about this, or it wasn't what she should care about. She knew very well that whether she cared about some things or not would not change the Cui clan's decision.

She only said to her son: "If you want to know, just come and listen."

Cui Lang hurriedly shook his head: "If I go at this time, it's just to scold you, so I won't go."

Moreover, he was not as capable as his eldest brother, and he had been too dandy in the past. If it were really an important matter for the family, my grandfather would not be willing to let him listen.

Anyway, no matter what happened, his grandfather and the others were there, so he didn't have to worry about it, so he was happy and relaxed.

"I heard from the steward of your hospital that you have been secretly looking for a doctor who is good at treating eye diseases these days?" Mrs. Lu asked her son casually at this time.

"That's the case..." Cui Lang stopped drinking tea and said as naturally as possible: "One of my classmates has an eye disease in his family, and I'm here to help."

Lu looked at him.

Cui Lang suddenly couldn't sit still, so he put down the tea cup and stood up: "Since father is not here, I will go back first. When I turn around, I remember to tell my father that my son has already arrived!" What a coincidence, at this time, It started to rain heavily outside.

Cui Lang did not stay to take shelter from the rain. He only urged the female envoy to get an umbrella, and left the place holding the umbrella with a pot.

He had to ask the steward of his courtyard how the work of finding a doctor was going. He was so quick to talk, but he didn't know if he was so active in doing things.

The rain was majestic, weaving the rain curtain extremely densely, and the raindrops hit the green tiles, splashing out the coolness of late autumn.

A carriage stopped outside the gate of Changfu in Xingningfang.

Recognizing that it was his own carriage, the servant hurriedly held an umbrella to welcome it.

Chang Sui Ning stepped out of the carriage.

Xi'er held an umbrella for his girl, and the master and servant stepped into the door of the house. Under a long corridor in the front yard, they saw Chang Sui'an, who was taking shelter from the rain and practicing shooting.

"...Xiao Sui'an, let me teach you, look at me, do this first when I draw the gun!"

A Dian pointed at Chang Sui'an in a serious manner.

Chang Sui'an nodded and tried as he said. Under the rainy corridor, the young man's figure was strong and agile, his movements were powerful, and he danced a long spear with red tassels in high spirits.

"Little A Li, why are you back!"

A Dian's eyes lit up and he jumped up in the corridor in surprise.

Soon, he jumped out of the corridor fence and ran happily to Chang Suining in the rain.

Chang Sui Ning hurriedly took the umbrella from Xi'er's hand and raised it high above his head: "What are you doing here? It's raining."

The three of them huddled under an umbrella and walked into the corridor, most of them wet.

Chang Sui An hurriedly put down his spear, picked up his cloak and put it on his sister. He asked with concern, "Ning Ning, you just went to the Imperial College this morning, why are you back at this time? But what trouble have you encountered?"

"Today, Grand Tutor Chu Xiu Mu went to the Imperial Academy, but was hurriedly summoned to the palace by the saint. I felt uneasy for some reason, so I came back to take a look." Chang Suining asked, "Where is my father?"

"My father was also urgently summoned to the palace at noon." Chang Sui'an said: "He hasn't come back yet."

Chang Suining's heart sank slightly.

The teacher holds an important position and was summoned to the palace to discuss matters. There are many possibilities, but Lao Chang is a military attaché and not a close official of the emperor. Since he was also summoned to the palace by name, there is only one possibility left...

There is going to be war, or there is already war.

Chang Suining went to the front hall and waited until the middle of the night before seeing Chang Kuo come back.

Chang Kuo had stayed in the palace until now and only had some tea and snacks to satisfy his hunger. Since the leg with the old injury had been standing for too long and it hurt every rainy day, sitting in the chair at this moment showed some signs of agitation. Looks tired.

Manager Bai asked someone to go to the kitchen to bring the hot meals.

Chang Suining asked first, "Is Dad's leg okay?"

"It's okay, it's an old problem." Chang Kuo took the hot tea from the old servant and said, "Now that I've taken the medicine, I don't feel any pain anymore."

Don't tell me, the medicine that the woman sent before was really effective. Fortunately, he didn't really throw it away - he refused it the first time it was delivered to him, and then the next time it was delivered, he pretended to throw it away, and then again. Picked it up and brought it back.

Chang Sui Ning felt a little relieved, and then asked: "Dad, this time the saint summoned me urgently, what happened?"

Chang Kuo held the tea cup in his big hand and nodded with a somewhat solemn expression: "Li Zhengye raised troops from Yangzhou and rebelled in the name of restoring the country."

"Li Zhengye?" Chang Sui'an was shocked: "That British gentleman?!"

Chang Sui Ning was also surprised.

It turned out to be an internal disaster, and it was Li Zhengye who raised the army.

She was no stranger to this person.

Li Zhengye, whose real surname is Xu, is the grandson of Xu Ji, the former famous British general. He comes from a family of famous generals. He is a very brave man. The surname Li is a surname given by the late emperor.

When she was still Li Xiao, she still remembered that this man stood with the Empress of the Ming Dynasty. He was also one of the helpers when the Empress of the Ming Dynasty came to power... But now the other party is going to rebel against the Empress of the Ming Dynasty, claiming to restore the country. ?

Among them, the conflicting interests are entangled and Chang Sui would rather not pay attention to it in detail. It is common for monarchs and ministers to part ways through the ages, but this is not the important thing now.

What she is more concerned about is: "Why did the army start from Yangzhou? Where is Chen Changshi, the governor of Yangzhou? Did he also rebel?"

Most of the governorships established in Da Sheng were held remotely. For example, although Cui Jing was the governor of Bingzhou, he was not always in the area under his jurisdiction. The official who actually took charge of the affairs of the governor's house was the chief historian of the house.

Half a year was enough time for Chang Suining to learn about the officials in important positions in Da Sheng. She also knew that the surname of the governor of Yangzhou was Chen.

"That Chen Changshi..." Chang Kuo shook his head: "He is dead."

Chang Suining frowned: "How did you die?"

Chang Kuo also frowned: "It's ridiculous..."

Chang Suining waited for him to continue.

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