novelraw Chapter 471: Letters from border towns
Chapter 471: Letters from border towns
Chapter 471 Letter from the Border Town
Xie Xingchuan looked at Niu Niu, and then at Qian Rongsheng beside him. A strange thought flashed in his mind. Could it be that his stay in Beijing to work had something to do with Niu Niu?
After Qian Rongsheng left, he asked the same question.
Niu Niu tilted her little head and said with uncertainty on her face: "I just came back after telling my brother. I didn't want to be separated from my brother. I didn't pester the Queen Mother and the Emperor to ask you to stay. This should have nothing to do with me..."
Gu Mingda patted his second son on the shoulder and said, "His Majesty has always been dictatorial in matters of government. He will not listen to what others say when it comes to government matters. You can stay here because His Majesty values you and needs to use you." It will be so."
Xie Xingchuan felt relieved. He was most afraid that after learning kung fu, he would be useless in the end. The battle achievements in the border town were all made with real swords and guns. The capital was prosperous, and he was also afraid that his gun would rust if he stayed here for a long time.
"Now that you're here, be at peace with it. Just do your job well and don't think too much about it." Although Gu Mingda comforted his son, he turned around and went to inquire about the reason for this transfer order from other colleagues.
People before the emperor were always very tight. Gu Mingda inquired for a long time, but he only said that the emperor admired Xie Xingchuan, and there was no other reason.
In the palace, Niu Niu had finished school in the morning. As soon as she entered Shoukang Palace, she saw the emperor and the queen mother chatting.
She trotted over, saluted the two of them, and then snuggled into the Empress Dowager's arms very naturally.
"Your brother stayed, and now he doesn't cry secretly?" the emperor joked with a smile.
Niu Niu smiled shyly and said, "Thank you, Uncle Emperor."
But the emperor kept a straight face and said, "It's just words, there is no sincerity at all."
Niu Niu opened her big eyes and said: "The emperor's uncle is a first-class good man in the world. Niu Niu likes the emperor's uncle!"
When the emperor heard this, he couldn't keep his serious face and said with a smile: "You know how to deal with me, but this time I can't let you fool me so casually."
Niu Niu's face fell instantly.
The emperor said: "Aren't you learning female embroidery from your grandmother? Then embroider a purse for me!"
Niu Niu looked embarrassed, her embroidery work looked like something that had been gnawed by a dog, but everyone in the family was waiting to wear her masterpieces, and embroidered purses based on their proximity to the emperor, at least until the year after tomorrow.
"What? If you refuse to agree to my small request, then I am really thinking about a certain little girl and racking my brains to help her brother stay in Beijing." The emperor said this deliberately.
Niu Niu sighed and said: "Okay, it's just that I'm not good at embroidering, so the emperor's uncle will just make do with it."
When the emperor saw Niu Niu agreeing, he felt extremely satisfied in his heart.
The Queen Mother, on the other hand, felt frightened when she saw the two getting along. The Emperor originally liked Niu Niu very much, but in the past, it was the care of the elders for the younger ones. Now seeing this love deepening day by day, the Queen Mother was very afraid that this feeling would deteriorate.
She also knows better than anyone else that the emperor will not change the affairs of the government just because of one person's words. Xie Xingchuan can stay mostly because he is suitable for this position. The emperor is just going along with the flow, and one thing gets two favors. .
The Queen Mother couldn't help but wonder if she had acted too hastily. If she had known this was the case, it would be better for her to still let the Li family occupy her destiny and draw all the emperor's attention, so she wouldn't be as worried as she is now.
The emperor stayed in Shoukang Palace and had lunch with him. When he was about to leave, he was still full of satisfaction and said to the Queen Mother with emotion: "I am just waiting for Concubine Shun's child to be born. It's a boy or a girl. Looking at Niuniu, I think being a father is simply the happiest thing in the world.”
The Queen Mother quickly agreed: "Yes, Emperor, Niuniu is like your daughter and my granddaughter. With her by your side, the Ai family feels ten years younger." The emperor didn't think much, and looked at Manchuria before leaving. Niu Niu, who had a sleepy face and kept rubbing her eyes, waved her hands and said, "Mother, she is very sleepy. Please take her to take a nap quickly."
The Queen Mother lowered her head and glanced at the little girl clinging to her obediently, and her heart suddenly melted.
In the afternoon, Niu Niu followed the palace piano master to learn the piano in the side hall. The Queen Mother called Nanny Sun to her side and said, "When you leave the palace, talk to the eldest princess and ask her to select a few beautiful women from good families to present to the emperor."
A look of surprise flashed in Grandma Sun's eyes, but she didn't say anything, bowed and retreated.
The Queen Mother didn't know how long it would take for the emperor to realize that something was wrong after her destiny was restored, so she could only try her best to divert his attention first.
Niu Niu had no idea of the danger. When she was about to leave the palace after a day of classes, she just left Shoukang Palace and saw a figure standing under the tree in the distance.
She trotted over: "Brother Li Xuan, are you here to see me?"
Li Xuan nodded and handed over a food box: "This is glutinous rice twist. It is my mother's specialty. It is delicious. You can try it."
Niu Niu's eyes lit up, she took the food box and solemnly said to Li Xuan, "Thank you, brother Li Xuan."
Li Xuan nodded, wanting to say a few more words to Niu Niu, but he was afraid that she would be scared when it got dark, so he finally just said: "Get out of the palace quickly, don't keep Master Gu waiting."
Niu Niu raised her lips, looked at him with crooked eyebrows, and said, "Brother Li Xuan, see you tomorrow!"
Li Xuan stood there, watching Niu Niu's figure disappear at the end of the palace road. He was about to leave, but when he turned around, he saw Li Shunfu looking this way at the door of Shoukang Palace. After nodding towards him, he Just left.
Li Shunfu returned to the main hall, his old face smiling like a chrysanthemum: "Empress Dowager, young master Li Xuan came just now and handed a food box to Niu Niu. Didn't you see that they were standing together, looking like each other? For people in Bi, it’s like what the poem says, Lang... Bamboo Horse... Green Plum..."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "In Li Bai's poem, a man comes riding a bamboo horse and goes around the bed to pick green plums."
"Yes! Your Majesty knows more, this old slave knows only a little about everything." Li Shunfu complimented.
The Queen Mother paused and said, "Mrs. Gu will be summoned to the palace tomorrow. The Ai family has something to ask her."
Li Shunfu quickly agreed.
After Xie Xingchuan joined Qilinwei, he encountered some problems at first. He was too young and his position was high, so the people under him were inevitably unconvinced.
But he had experienced this kind of thing several times in the army. With a pair of fists, he knocked everyone down, and no one dared to say anything anymore. He even felt that there might be very few guards in Beijing. Because of the enemy, he was much weaker than the soldiers in the border town.
After he got off the government office, he went directly back to Gu's house, and he went back to Xie's house every four or five days, but every time Mrs. Xie and the Lin family always looked at each other coldly.
"Master, a letter has arrived from the border town!" The Gu family's concierge took the letter and delivered it to Gu Mingda.
All the Gu family members looked over.