Jiang Ju smiled and said:
"Even if I see Cheng'er on the street, I know she is the emperor's uncle's child."
Ning Cheng bowed to the two of them in a polite manner, then stood between Ning Fang and Xuan, looking at his cousin and cousin-in-law in front of him with his hands behind his back.
Hyun hit his head:
"We are all family members, so there is no need to put on airs."
Ning Cheng looked at Ning Feng aggrievedly, and Ning Fang rubbed his head:
"Well done, dad supports you!"
Ning Cheng proudly raised his chin towards Hyun.
This little expression made a few people laugh again.
Ning Yan felt like someone was tugging at his clothes, and he looked down and saw that it was Ning Meng. Ning Meng and Ning Ling looked almost exactly the same. They were both beautiful dolls, but Ning Ping looked naughty, while Ning Meng looked better.
Ning Yan squatted down again, and Ning Meng asked:
"Dad and mother said you are our cousin, very powerful."
After Ning Ping’s lesson, Ning Yan no longer hugged Ning Meng casually:
"Yes, I am."
Ning Meng stretched out his hands:
"Brother hug."
Ning Yan was a little flattered and quickly picked up the little man. He liked it very much.
Ning Meng blinked his innocent eyes:
"Meng'er likes brother so much. Can brother hold Meng'er all the time?"
Ning Yan was so happy that the three children kissed him and nodded in agreement:
"Okay, brother has been holding our Meng'er."
Jiang Ju saw Ning Qing in her arms covering her mouth and snickering. Then she looked at Ning Yu, Xuan and Ning Cheng, all looking like they were watching a good show. Then she looked at the silly Ning Yan and the innocent Ning Meng. What? I feel that Ning Yan seems to have fallen into a trap.
A few people entered the house chatting and laughing. Jiang Jie asked people to bring things for the children into the house. There were books, toys for girls, and wooden knives and guns for boys. Jiang Jie said embarrassedly:
"I don't know what the children like, so I brought them all the things they want to play with."
Ning Cheng went to look through the book. Ning Meng looked through the things the girls played with and wanted to look through the book, but seemed to remember something and crawled back to Ning Yan, as if she was afraid that Ning Yan would run away. Only Ning Ping, He ran into the garden with a wooden knife and went crazy.
Hyun stood up and said:
"I'm going to see Uncle Mi and keep an eye on this crazy girl."
Ning Yan was very happy to hear that Uncle Mi was here:
"Uncle Mi is here too. I'm going to see Uncle Mi."
With that said, he wanted to put down Ning Meng.
Ning Meng hooked his neck and said aggrievedly:
"Brother said that I should hold Meng'er in my arms all the time."
Ning Yan was stunned:
"Brother went to see Uncle Mi and came back to hold Meng'er."
Ning Meng felt even more aggrieved. He held his mouth and said with tears in his eyes:
"But my brother said that I must hold Meng'er all the time."
He also emphasized the tone of "always".
Only now did Ning Yan feel that he seemed to have fallen into a trap, but he still tried to explain to Ning Meng:
"Brother will be back soon after he goes out."
Ning Meng seemed to have been greatly wronged, and tears flowed out. He turned around and said to Ning Fang in a tearful tone:
"Dad, my brother's words don't count!"
If you didn't know better, you would have thought that Ning Yan bullied him.
Ning Fang suppressed a smile and said to Ning Yan:
"You have to mean what you say. Before you make a promise, you have to think about whether you can do it. If you can't do it, don't make a promise easily."
Ning Yan had no choice but to hold Ning Meng to see Uncle Mi.
Ning Cheng opened the door and took a look, then came back and climbed onto Ning Fang's lap:
"Dad, my cousin is going to be miserable today."
Ning Yan peeled an orange for him:
"Why are you so good today?"
Ning Cheng chewed in his mouth and stared at the orange that Ning Feng peeled again:
"Meng'er said he wanted to bully my cousin, so I wouldn't take action, otherwise my cousin would be so pitiful."
Ning Fang laughed, but Jiang Jie broke out in a cold sweat. She was so emotionally powerful that she hadn't made any move yet.
Ning Yu said to Jiang Yan:
"It's funny, it's funny, these three children were ruined by their mother."
Jiang Ju smiled and said:
"I think children are very spiritual."
Just as she was talking, Ning Qing ran in with her face painted like a tabby cat. As soon as she came in, she sat on Jiang's lap and looked at her with gleaming eyes:
"Cousin, my cousin and mother said you are the granddaughter of a general?"
Jiang Jie nodded:
"yes."
Ning Ping thrust the wooden knife into her hand:
"Teach me! Teach me!"
Jiang Jie bowed to Ning Yu and took Ning Qing out.
Not long after, the food was ready. Jiang Jie saw Ning Yan holding Ning Meng in the garden. Ning Meng was holding a plate, but Ning Meng deliberately tilted the plate this way and that way. , the vegetable soup would flow from one side to the other. Ning Meng blamed Ning Yan for not holding him firmly, so Ning Yan had to hug him with one hand and hold the vegetable plate with the other.
During the meal, Ning Meng still sat on Ning Yan, asking for this and that, but Ning Yan didn't eat very well. He was all focused on him. After finishing the whole table of dishes, Ning Yan didn't even take a few bites. He watched eagerly as Qing'er and the others put away the empty plates.
Jiang Jie asked Ning Ping quietly:
"What would happen if your brother took action?"
Ning Ping thought for a while and said:
"My cousin may be made to cry."
Jiang Yan raised her eyebrows:
"how about you?"
Ning Ping pouted:
"I don't despise this. That idiot Meng'er. Only my cousin would fall for such a little trick."
Jiang Yan was a little surprised:
"Then who is the most powerful among you three?"
Ning Ping said without hesitation:
"Brother, then me, and finally Meng'er."
Jiang Yan wanted to wipe her sweat. Even the least powerful ones had made Ning Yan look like this. If Ning Cheng took action, maybe Ning Yan would really cry. As she thought about it, she suddenly wanted to see Ning Yan being made to cry. , whispered:
"How about letting your brother take action next time?"
Ning Ping glanced at her and said seriously:
"No, this time I want to teach my cousin a lesson. Mom said we are all a family. We must unite and be friendly. If we want to punish outsiders, especially those bad guys, it will be fine even if they die."
Jiang Yan was sweating again and looked at Ning Yan with some sympathy and some luck.
The dish was removed, Ning Yan licked his mouth in disappointment, Ning Meng climbed down from him, Ning Yan looked at him pitifully.
At this time, Ning Meng lost the timid and well-behaved look he had when they first met. He held the table with one hand and said to Ning Yan:
"How do you feel, cousin?"
Ning Yan blinked, not understanding what it meant.
Ning Feng said:
"Yan, today I'm going to teach you a lesson. Don't underestimate anyone, even a child. If you underestimate others, one day this person may cause you to fall into trouble."
Ning Yan still didn't understand. He understood everything Ning Yu said. What he didn't understand was why he gave himself such a big lesson on the first day he came back after five years.
Seeing that he didn't understand, Hyun answered:
"The second year after you went to Hao Kingdom, you took the method suggested by General Jiang. Sure enough, they gathered and caused a riot, but you underestimated them and thought they were just a mob. Your command made frequent mistakes, which led to the defeat of the first few battles! Those soldiers Their lives are not for you to squander. Their deaths must be valuable and cannot be held responsible for your mistakes!"
Ning Yan understood now that the emperor's uncle and aunt were holding back their anger over this matter.
Jiang Yan was also a little surprised. In those first few battles, Ning Yan did make mistakes in his command. His angry grandfather started scolding him when he got home. He didn't expect that they would use this method to teach Ning Yan a lesson.
Ning Fang then said:
"Don't think that you are looking down on the other party because he looks harmless. During the years when your aunt was in the palace, didn't you watch from the sidelines? Why didn't you learn anything?"
Ning Yan was shocked:
The Emperor's Aunt survived in the hands of Ye Zhen by pretending to be crazy and acting stupid. It was because she looked so harmless that Ye Zhen despised her and plotted in the harem for so many years. Unexpectedly, she fell into the hands of the Emperor's Aunt in the end. Aunt Huang was forced to resist by Ye Zhen and Ning Hao. If she met a troublemaker and despised it as much as Ye Zhen did, the consequences would be disastrous. From now on, Kun Yu Kingdom would be handed over to her, but she couldn't let Kun Yu The country became the second Hao Kingdom. During these five years in the Hao Kingdom, I was deeply impressed by the importance of a good emperor.
Only then did he realize his mistake and nodded:
"Yes, uncle, I have remembered this lesson and will remember it for the rest of my life."
Ning Fang nodded with satisfaction.
Ning Cheng and Ning Jing were watching outside. Seeing this scene, they waved to Dun, Niao and Qing'er behind them:
"You can go in."
Ning Yan saw them bringing the food back, and it looked like it had just been cooked. He looked at Ning Yan and Hyun in confusion.
Ning Meng coughed lightly:
"I've taught you a lesson, but we have to charge tuition."
Ning Cheng and Ning Ping sat at the table and nodded.
Ning Yan was frightened by them and asked with some guilt:
"Tuition fee, cough, what is tuition fee?"
Ning Cheng was the first to say:
"We want candied haws!"
Ning Ping and Ning Meng also echoed:
"Candied haws!"
Ning Yan looked at the three of them:
"Just candied haws? Nothing else?"
Ning Ping thought for a while and said:
“The one on East Street is delicious.”
Ning Meng said:
“The one at the east end of Dongjie Street is delicious.”
Ning Ping puffed up her cheeks and said:
“That one is delicious!”
Ning Meng stared at her unwillingly:
“The ones from Dongtou are delicious!”
Ning Cheng looked at Ning Yan and said:
"Cousin, let's take care of it."
Ning Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead:
"Buy both, buy both."
Ning Ping and Ning Meng stopped arguing and started winking at each other.
Xun pushed the food in front of Ning Yan and said to the three of them:
"Okay, enough is enough, too much is never enough."
The three of them asked Niao and the others to bring the things given by Jiang Yan to them. The room finally became quiet, and Ning Yan couldn't wait to eat everything.
Since Lei Xu's case, most of the forces that Teng Yan had gathered have dispersed. The only thing that he can still support now is his in-laws with Ning Fang. He has restrained his previous perversity, is low-key and kind, and talks to Ning Fang. He is not as strong as before, but more flattering, which makes Ning Fang look down on him. Coupled with Teng Juan's current changes, Ning Fang hates this father and daughter even more.
When Teng Yan was worried about how to win over the power, Teng Juan came to see him. Teng Yan was annoyed when he saw his daughter. After marrying into Prince Yi's palace for so many years, he failed to capture Ning Yu's heart and he still hadn't given birth to a child. Half a daughter, Hyun has only been in the palace for a long time. She has three children, all of whom are crazy. Ning Fang dotes on the four of them to the sky. His daughter is the official wife, but she is almost forgotten. Except for some necessary When Ning Fang brought his first wife, he always brought his wife. When Teng Yan thought about this, he wanted to hit a brick wall.
Teng Juan came in, greeted Teng Yan, and then sat down in his seat.
Teng Yan looked at his daughter and sighed secretly:
"Juner, how are you doing?"
Teng Juan said a little coldly:
"How good does Father think I am?"
Teng Yan became angry when he heard this:
"You don't work hard, and now you talk to me in this tone?! Did I tell you not to capture King Yi's heart? Did I tell you not to have children? What kind of belly do you have! After all these years, you have been Lay an egg!"
This is the last thing Teng Juan wants to mention. She has been married to Prince Yi for many years, but the number of times Ning Fang has touched her can be counted on one hand, and he has given her some soup to avoid childbirth every time. She has no children. Is it wrong? But I dare not and cannot tell Teng Yan.
He let out a long sigh:
"Don't you think it's strange, my father? This person like Xun appeared inexplicably and captured the hearts of the Emperor, King Yi, King Yun, King Ji and his successors. Don't you think it's strange, my father? Who are these people? Ah, how can you be so interested in such an unknown person?"
Teng Yan thought for a moment and asked:
"What do you want to say?"
Teng Juan looked at Teng Yan:
"Father, this woman is really good at sorcery!"
Teng Yan frowned:
"What evidence do you have?"
"Isn't it proof that these people are so interested in her?"
After hearing this, Teng Yan immediately grabbed the tea bowl and threw it at her feet:
"Stop telling me these unsubstantiated words! It was because of this that the entire Huang family was almost executed, and you are still saying it here! If you don't give me real evidence, just swallow it back!"
Teng Juan shrank his shoulders and did not dare to speak any more.
Teng Yan took a breath:
"Ji'er, don't you understand the situation of our family? You have to capture King Yi's heart. As long as you capture King Yi's heart, no matter what you say, King Yi will favor you. Do you understand? You just want to It's useless to think about how to deal with Huan. Even if you get rid of Huan, King Yi will find another woman. The key is to hold on to King Yi. Those days when King Yi faked his death, you haven't understood the pros and cons. Does it matter?"
Teng Juan sighed secretly and looked at the broken tea bowl at her feet. She didn't know where she was. But, does she still have a chance to catch Ning Fang now? Ning Fang already knew that she was looking for a face outside and would never stop. She is already Ning Yan's kindness.
When I returned to the palace, I heard faint laughter coming from the courtyard. Adults and children were all laughing happily. But when I returned to my own courtyard, it was deserted. I planted so many morning glory and carefully arranged them in various shapes. Shape, but Ning Yan came here so many times without mentioning a word. He dragged heavy steps back to the house, lay on the bed and didn't want to move. It would be great if he could just sleep like this and not wake up.
The Western Jin Dynasty fell. Its royal family, Sima Rui, king of Langya, Sima Yi, king of Xiyang, Sima Zong, king of Nandun, Sima You, king of Runan, and Sima Hong, king of Pengcheng, took the remaining people across the Yangtze River and took refuge in the south. Sima Rui, king of Langya, The Jin Dynasty was reestablished in Jianye (today's Nanjing), and was known as the Eastern Jin Dynasty in history. Therefore, there is a saying that "five horses floated across the river, and one horse turned into a dragon".
Although the Jin Dynasty was rebuilt, its influence was too small. Its territory was basically the chicken belly. Together with Sun Wu in the Three Kingdoms period and Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, they were collectively called the Six Dynasties. .
The Kunyu Kingdom is in the turbulent north, and its surroundings have always been uneasy: there is Qianliang in the west, although it is still an alliance, but this kind of alliance between countries is very unreliable; there is Hou Zhao in the east; and there is the Xianbei people in the north There was internal strife, and there was former Zhao in the south.
Ning Sheng was still thinking about Shi Le mentioned by Xun, but when Liu Yao usurped the throne and changed the name of the country, Shi Le established himself in Xiang State (now Xingtai, Hebei Province) at almost the same time, and was called King of Zhao, and later called Hou Zhao in history, because the ruler's surname was Shi. , some also called it Shi Zhao, so Han Zhao was divided into former Zhao and later Zhao.
This Shi Le acted ruthlessly. Ning Sheng did not think that such a person could become an alliance partner, but he still had a good relationship with Qian Liang.
Because of the support of Qian Liang, although the former Zhao and the latter Zhao coveted the Kun Yu Kingdom, they still had to weigh it carefully. In addition, after the war with the Hao Kingdom, the Kun Yu Kingdom expanded its territory, and almost no soldiers died in the battle. The capital of the Hao Kingdom was even more They captured it in one night. Such an unbelievable thing made them think that they were "recruiting troops", and they were a little afraid of Kunyu Kingdom.
Of course, apart from Ning Sheng, Ning Feng and Xun, only Huo Jiu knew what "recruiting" was about. The soldiers didn't know what Huo Jiu had them jumping around in front of the fire. What does it mean? I thought it was a "recruiting" ceremony, so outsiders really thought it was "recruiting". Although the truth was spread from the generals of the Hao Kingdom, too few people believed it.
Even so, Ning Sheng did not dare to relax. The Xianbei tribe in the north was having internal strife, and one day the city might catch fire and damage Chiyu. (To be continued)
This chapter has been completed!