In Prince Ji's palace, He Zexu saw that it was already getting late, and his son also started to snort, so he quickly took his son back to his room to sleep.
When he was taking off his outer robe, He Zexu suddenly remembered that something was wrong, so he left the room to explain it. When he came back in, he saw that his son had fallen asleep.
At such a young age, he was already able to lead troops to fight, but his sleeping posture was not very good, with the quilt kicked aside.
It was late autumn now, and the night was a bit cool. He Zexu gently covered his son with a quilt, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at his son who was sleeping soundly.
If his parents are from other people, at his age and from a good family, he should study in an academy. If his family is not well-off, he may farm with his parents, or follow his father to the mountains to chop firewood.
There are many possibilities, but it will definitely not be like this, leading soldiers to the battlefield at the age of thirteen.
Others would only say that heroes have always been young since ancient times, but in his view as a father, the battlefield is cruel and bloody, and it is not a place where a son of his age should go.
He may not be well-dressed and well-fed, but even if he lives a poor and difficult life, it is still better than being on the battlefield.
I also thought about my daughter Ruyi, who is obviously a girl but cannot wear women's clothes.
In the past thirteen years, Sanniang was responsible for all this alone, but now that he is here, so what? It’s not like she couldn’t even spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with her wife and children.
The more He Zexu thought about it, the more guilty she felt, and she secretly swore in her heart that she would protect her mother and four others in the future.
You must be good to Sanniang and your three children.
Then I thought about my father in the palace. Knowing the existence of Xiao An and Sanniang, I wondered if he would give these four mothers the royal title.
If he is not allowed to join, he will not fight for it forcefully. Even he himself is not interested in the identity of the prince.
However, in that case, Sanniang might not care, but the three children would feel a little uncomfortable.
Judging from Xiao An's attitude and reaction to his father, he can be sure that the child cares about the imperial grandfather. Perhaps it is because the children have lacked family members since they were young?
After sitting by his son's bed for a while, He Zexu went back to his bed and lay down. He thought he would lose sleep, but he didn't expect that listening to his son's even breathing made him feel at ease, and he quickly entered.
dream.
On the second day, all the civil and military officials in the court felt that His Majesty was a little different today than in the past.
Exactly why they are different, I can’t describe.
He was obviously listening to everyone's performance, but he was a little absent-minded.
After retiring from the court, He Ganyun immediately ordered Eunuch Su to go to Prince Ji's Mansion. When Prince Xuan Ji entered the palace, he could explain that he would take someone with him.
However, half an hour later, He Ganyun saw only his son.
"Where is the child? Didn't you ask you to bring him with you?" He Ganyun was a little angry.
"My son thought that Father Xuan had important matters to discuss, so I didn't bring him here." He Zexu realized that he could also lie to his father.
He Ganyun pointed at his son's nose angrily: "Just talk nonsense, I won't believe it at all. What are you afraid of? My father will not do anything bad to him."
"Father, you will not do anything bad to him, but the people in the palace are so mischievous that I worry that others will." He Zexu responded.
Hearing this, He Ganyun frowned: "Xu'er, in your eyes and heart, what is this place?"
"Father, do you hope that my son's answer is 'home'? So what do you think, does this place feel like home? And my brothers, are they family members and biological brothers to my son? He Zexu asked with a smile.
After He Ganyun was silent for a moment, he looked at his son and smiled and said, "Okay, now that I'm a father, I talk a lot more."
He Zexu did not respond to his father's teasing.
This made He Ganyun feel very uncomfortable: "Does your attitude mean that you don't want your father to allow her mother and son to enter the imperial register?" He warned with the most seductive topic.
What He Ganyun thought was that since his son cared so much about the mother and son, he must want him to recognize the mother and son.
He Zexu smiled: "Father, they have lived a very good life in the past ten years."
Seeing his son's virtuous attitude of refusing to take any advice, He Ganyun sighed: "Please order someone to go and bring her here."
"Father, I'm afraid this won't work. Liucheng can't live without her." He Zexu immediately refused.
Looking at my father, I felt helpless.
"What? She is your princess, my father's fifth daughter-in-law. My father wants to see her and see what kind of person she is, but it doesn't work? Is it possible that you want your father to go there to see her?" He Gan Yun was really a little angry.
"I will see you when I have the opportunity in the future." He Zexu thought that he would leave the capital and return to his fief in the next few days, and did not want to be angry with his father.
God knows, how many more times can I come to the capital and see my father?
"Xu'er, where is your fiefdom? Three of the six cities she calls are your fiefdom. Since she is your princess, not to mention handing over all six cities to you, at least the three cities in Xuzhou The city is going to be taken over by you, why is she still in charge of it, why are you saying that Six Cities can't live without her?" For the first time, He Ganyun felt that the son in front of him was actually so unlike a man.
"Father, let's not talk about this anymore. I have almost solved the matters that need to be dealt with. I plan to leave the capital the day after tomorrow and return to the fiefdom." He Zexu has been busy outside the mansion these two days to deal with the problem. .
The rebels were defeated, but there were a lot of things to deal with afterwards.
He picked up the most difficult problems to solve, just because he wanted to go home early.
Home is where Sanniang and her children live.
After solving the crisis in the capital, of course I should go back as soon as possible to reunite with my wife and children and enjoy family happiness.
"What, you are leaving so soon? In this case, you can keep the child, stay with me, you should be able to rest assured, right?" He Ganyun thought about it.
"Father, I'm afraid this won't work. He came here because he was worried about his son, so he came to help. His mother must have cared about him very much. If he came with his son, he would naturally leave with him.
Otherwise, how will I explain to my mother after I return?" He Zexu responded without any hesitation.
"Xu'er, you are always against everything my father says, but you never thought about how you would explain it to your father?" He Ganyun was a little annoyed.
He Zexu stood up and said: "Father, for whom have I been fighting all these years? For you, my father, I think I have a clear conscience. Because I feel that this is what I should do. made.
It was so in the past, and it will be so in the future.
Father, I still have things to deal with, so I won’t be here to talk to you. Please leave.”
After he finished speaking, without waiting for his father's response, he raised his legs and walked out...
