first minister

Chapter 363 All encounters are reunions after a long absence

The sudden news caught Xia Jingyun off guard.

On one side is the soon-to-be daughter-in-law and father-in-law, and on the other side are good brothers. They have come all the way, who should I go to pick up?
Bai Yunbian's arrogant and face-hungry character had made such a big contribution. If he didn't pick him up in person and let him let out his anger, he might have to coax him the best.

At this time, Gongsun Jing whispered: "Sir, you have forgotten that Miss Su wrote in a letter that your father and mother are both in the team! And Mr. Yun is also in the team!"

Got it!
Brother Lexian, I'm sorry.

Xia Jingyun immediately hurriedly walked down the city wall with everyone, sent Gongsun Jing to let Feng Xiuyun enter the palace to report to Concubine De, and then returned to the house to make preparations and hurried out of the city.

Although Old Xianggong Su and the others had made great achievements, they were not military merits. Therefore, the imperial court did not prepare a large formation of hundreds of officials to greet Jiang Yuhu as it had previously done to welcome Jiang Yuhu's triumphant victory. It only arranged a few officials with sufficient weight to greet him in advance as a token of appreciation. respect.

Of course Xia Jingyun was among them, and he was the one who welcomed them.

With his status, of course he didn't have to wait in advance, but it was different for the other people.

The Queen Mother's biological father, Mr. Su's husband, plus Marquis Jianning's parents, and Marquis Jianning's unmarried wife
My mother-in-law!
If I don't show some grandeur, I will be sorry for the black gauze hat on my head, and I will be sorry for my belief in seeking progress!
So, ten miles away in the south city, lanterns were decorated, and red carpets were laid on the ground, from the official road to the pavilion beside the road.

The pavilion has already been cleared, and red cloth curtains are hung on three sides to protect it from the wind. There are seats in the middle, with melons, fruits, snacks, and tea. What stands out is two words: You Xin.

There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and Xia Jingyun and his men rushed to the pavilion.

Seeing Xia Jingyun arriving, these officials all stood up and said, "I've met Lord Xiahou!"

Seeing them scrambling for the first place without appearing to be in a panic, Xia Jingyun was secretly amazed in his heart, but his hand movements were not slow, and he gave a little support with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work today."

"This is the duty of lower-ranking officials. The words of the Marquis have devastated us."

"The two prefectures of Yunmeng in Surabaya are the foundation of your majesty's establishment. They have made great contributions. If the Queen Mother hadn't prevented the army from raising a large number of people in order to avoid suspicion, she would have been welcomed by hundreds of officials personally!"

"That's right, the official and others still feel that such a battle is a sign of neglect! I hope that the Marquis will forgive me!"

This is how it is in the officialdom. The level of power is the basis of all communication. Facing Xia Jingyun, a man who is young enough to be his son, everyone looks humble.

What's more, because of his reputation and brilliant achievements, and in this humility, there is a bit of sincere awe.

Xia Jingyun smiled and didn't say much. He glanced at Zhou Zai, nodded and said, "Everyone is interested."

After hearing this, everyone felt at ease.

"Young master, here we come!"

Chen Fugui whispered a reminder, and not far away, a huge motorcade slowly emerged.

The people in the motorcade naturally saw the formation in front of them, and even saw Xia Jingyun, who was surrounded by people and came to greet him.

Su Yanyan and Qin Li were sitting in the same carriage. As soon as they opened the curtain and watched, a follower came running beside the carriage, "Miss, Miss Qin, my old husband told you not to get out of the car yet."

The two girls, who were filled with love and excitedly wanted to run into their lover's arms, were stunned for a moment. Questions such as [Are you going to beat the couple with a stick], [Are you afraid that we two will fight over each other], [Are you afraid that we will fight over each other], [ Is it because we need to be careful? Can’t our daughter’s family be too proactive?], [Or should he take the lead?] and other bizarre thoughts, and then I realized that this is to prevent the two daughters-in-law from stealing the limelight from their parents.

Just when the two girls were lamenting that at this critical moment, the family was as old as a treasure, the motorcade slowly came to the pavilion.

The entourage had already adjusted the order of the vehicles according to Old Xianggong Su's instructions, and the Xia family "happened" to sit on the first two carriages.

Xia Mingxiong, Xia Hengzhi, Xia Zhang, Xia Li, and Xia Ningzhen, who was still bright but much more noble than before, stood in front of Xia Jingyun again after more than a year.

This time, it was obvious that there was some nervousness on their faces.

Along the way, they already knew that the person standing opposite them at this moment was the second number one scholar in the Great Xia Dynasty who won three yuan in a row, the adopted brother of the Queen Mother, the youngest central minister of the Great Xia Dynasty, the founding Marquis of Jianning, and the leader of Sishui Prefecture. The Minister of Mu and Hubu, a top dignitary with a great reputation for a while.

"My child has met his father, mother, uncle, and aunt. Ning Zhen seems to have become beautiful again!"

Seeing Xia Jingyun respectfully salute them and greet them, and then tease Xia Ningzhen with a smile, just like in the past, the five people's faces finally showed restrained smiles.

Fortunately, fortunately, he is still our son/nephew/second brother.

The two brothers Xia Hengzhi and Xia Mingxiong looked at him happily, holding his shoulders and nodding, "Well done. Sure enough, you will be lucky if you survive the disaster. With you, our Xia family can be regarded as a proud ancestor!"

"My son will compete with his father!"

Xia Ning really looked at her second brother with a bit of curiosity and a bit of admiration. His body was better than before, and his expression was calmer than before. Moreover, he was still so handsome and good-looking. Looking at him, This young girl, who was destined to attract the crazy pursuit of countless powerful people in Zhongjing City, quietly blushed.

Xia Li looked at her son's current demeanor. She was proud of his achievements, but also instantly thought that he must have gone through a lot of unimaginable hardships to achieve these things. She couldn't help but have red eyes, and tears began to appear in this weak person. The gentle woman's eyes were spinning.

"Hey, why are you still crying?"

Xia Jingyun was a little confused for a moment, Xia Hengzhi turned his head and feigned anger: "What are you crying about on this big day!"

Mrs. Xia Zhang tried to smooth things over, "Maybe your mother is afraid that you will break up with her after not seeing her for a long time, so she wants to cry first to let you get acquainted with her, right sister?"

Xia Jingyun twitched the corners of his mouth, "Auntie is still so good at talking!"

He immediately handed over to the five people, "My child will go to meet the others first. Father, mother, uncle, aunt and Ning Zhen will go into the pavilion to rest for a while."

Naturally, there were officials behind him who took over the task hurriedly, and led several people into the pavilion cordially and flatteringly.

Looking at the appearance of the high-ranking official who would not even look at them before, several people had a more vivid and distinct understanding of Xia Jingyun's power now.

After experiencing enough things, the old people have rich experience, like the invisible wind of time, turning many difficult situations into nature tacitly and quietly.

Seeing Xia Jingyun paying homage to his relatives, Mr. Yun and Su Shidao, who were following closely behind him, got out of the carriage and waited aside.

"Students pay homage to their two mentors."

"Haha, get up quickly!"

Mr. Yun smiled and stretched out his hand to help him up, looking at him with satisfaction. When the words came to his lips, he felt that the words were a little pale, so he could only nod and nod, "Not bad, not bad, really not bad."

Su Shidao said with a smile: "We were separated from the state and the city that day. I just wanted you to be a Jinshi. I never thought that you would be able to win three yuan in a row and do such a feat. It really makes me ashamed!"

Xia Jingyun said quickly: "Students still have many shortcomings in knowledge and need to learn more from the teacher."

Su Shidao shook his head and said, "Don't be polite to us! Not to mention your peerless poetic talent, just your essay, your essay to criticize thieves, is enough to prove that you have entered the path of poetry. Where can we find anything else?" What’s worth teaching you?”

Xia Jingyun saw this and smiled slightly, "Isn't it what every teacher hopes for the most?"

Su Shidao was startled, then he put his hands on his hands and laughed, "What a person who is better than his master! Well said! Well said!"

Mr. Yun also smiled and said: "Look, what am I talking about? If you see Gao Yang, good things will happen!"

After saying that, he patted Su Shidao on the back who was still talking and said, "There will be plenty of time later. Now don't get in the way here. Let's go for a walk. Let's go to the pavilion to drink tea."

Su Shidao reacted immediately, winked at Xia Jingyun in a rare mischievous manner, and went to the pavilion with Mr. Yun.

The voice of the official who received the two men was trembling. This was the biological father of the Queen Mother who listened to politics from behind the curtain!

If you want to be able to curry favor, the Qingyun Avenue is ahead. If you offend, you can confiscate your home and exterminate your clan as easily as possible.

This half heaven and half hell situation is really exciting.

Xia Jingyun turned to look at a carriage below.

The car curtains swayed gently in the wind, like ripples on the lake of the heart, blown by the wind that met each other.

The car curtain opened, and the barrier was no longer there. The distance that seemed to be separated by circumstances disappeared in an instant. Two stunning faces appeared in front of Xia Jingyun, and his face was reflected in the watery eyes opposite. .

Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "Long time no see, welcome back."

One was cold and elegant, the other was beautiful and agile. Driven by worries and thoughts day and night, she fell into Xia Jingyun's arms.

In the car window not far away, Mr. Su lowered the curtain with his mouth down, looking unhappy.

But even though he was unhappy, he had to admit that Xia Jingyun was now qualified to hug him from both sides.

Forget it, who makes my granddaughter like it?
Thinking of this, Mr. Su silently got out of the carriage in advance and coughed lightly.

Su Yanyan quickly and shyly let go of his hand. Qin Li was not afraid, but Su Yanyan pulled her tightly and resentfully, so she had no choice but to let go.

Xia Jingyun was very shameless. He walked towards Old Xianggong Su without changing his expression and bowed solemnly, "Old Xianggong!"

Of course, Mr. Su was not the kind of person who would be influenced by any emotion. He smiled and stretched out his hand to help him up, and said warmly: "When I said goodbye to Sujiawu that day, I never thought that the sun would reach the sky."

Xia Jingyun said modestly: "Thanks to Mr. Su and all of you for your help, otherwise I would not be as lucky as I am today."

Mr. Su looked at the pavilion and the officials standing with hands hanging down and looking respectful, and sighed: "I thought it would take ten or even 20 years for you to get to this point, and I was worried whether the world could afford to wait for that long. Unexpectedly, a drastic change would change everything.”

"Now that the world has undergone great changes, although the great power has passed into our hands, and although the court has been somewhat cleaned up, the government is still in danger of corruption, there are still wars and chaos in all directions, and the people are also in danger of collapse. The world wants peace and stability. , I also hope that my old husband can help me!"

Old Xianggong Su turned his head, looked at Xia Jingyun's serious face, and nodded slowly, "I'll have to bear all my old bones for this long summer!"

"Junior, on behalf of all the people in the world, I would like to thank my old husband!"

"Okay, we are all family members. There is no need to be so upright in front of me."

Old Xianggong Su said something very meaningful, then licked his lips toward the carriage behind him, and said with a somewhat teasing smile: "Your superior officer is still behind you, so don't neglect it."

Li Tianfeng also walked out of the carriage behind him.

Looking at Xia Jingyun, the arrogance he had in his heart completely dissipated, and now he was only happy.

If I had chosen to wait and see, or simply raise the flag and stand on my own, I am afraid that my fate now would be similar to that of Lu Rusong.

Therefore, even though he is now ranked higher than Xia Jingyun in the center, facing this young man who seems to be the last person in the center, he does not have any arrogance, and even bows his hands with a bit of humility.

Xia Jingyun smiled and exchanged greetings with him, but didn't say much.

It's not that he has any objections to Li Tianfeng, but that this figure who was the most important person under his command when Concubine De was weak, naturally had to leave things like showing kindness to Concubine De in person. If he came, it would be to put it mildly. If you act on your behalf, to be honest, it may cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.

Although he knew and believed that his sister would not think so, he had to be cautious himself.After meeting everyone, Xia Jingyun went to the pavilion and sat down with everyone.

The officials who came to greet him personally made hot tea, drank one cup each, and ate some fruits and snacks. After feeling a little less tired, they planned to get up and get on their horses and leave.

At this moment, a carriage arrived under the escort of guards. Qin Li's eyes lit up when he saw the old head of the Qin family stepping down from the carriage with the support of the head of the Qin family.

The officials quickly bowed and said, "I have met Duke Lu."

Patriarch Qin smiled and waved his hand, then walked into the pavilion.

He first saluted Mr. Yun, and then, the eyes of the two old men who had been through the wind and rain of Zhongjing for decades met quietly.

Patriarch Qin smiled and said: "Master Su, I didn't expect you to be really alive!"

Mr. Su chuckled, "If I really leave, how will I see Brother Qin again?"

Fortunately, neither of them cares about propriety, and they don't have any big grudges. They just want to fight for their granddaughter. Feeling grateful for the care of the Su family, the old head of the Qin family just made a move. Then it stopped.

After that, everyone exchanged a few more pleasantries, and after the old family master Qin greeted everyone, especially Xia Jingyun's parents, he really got up and left.

Xia Jingyun personally supported Mr. Yun. Before getting into the carriage, the old man glanced in the direction of the capital, sighed softly, and walked into the carriage.

Xia Jingyun didn't know what to say when he saw this, so he rode up to follow the team, and then left slowly.

The carriage led the team forward slowly, and the people in the carriage opened the curtains and looked at the gradually denser flow of people and the gradually enriched buildings, looking for memories of the past or gaining new insights.

When the team arrived at the city gate, everyone's expressions changed.

Then, they all got off the horse and got off the car almost in unison.

Because, in the middle of the city gate, there is a long red carpet;
On the red carpet, there is a huge phoenix chariot parked;

In front of the phoenix chariot, parked was a charming bright phoenix.

"I will pay my respects to the Empress Dowager!"

At this time, Mr. Su led everyone to bow to Concubine De without any hesitation.

Concubine De stepped forward, stretched out her hand to help her, and said softly: "There are many affairs in the city, and it is inconvenient for the Ai family to go out of the city to welcome us. It is fortunate that this important event has been achieved. Thank you for your hard work."

Of course, everyone understood Concubine De's concerns and quickly agreed politely. Except for Mr. Su, everyone felt flattered and grateful.

The current situation is far from stable. If the Queen Mother leaves the city and does what she did before happens again, it will be a complete loss.

After the greetings, everyone wisely moved out of the way, leaving the scene to the father and daughter.

Mr. Yun looked at his daughter. He didn't see the beauty she had at the moment, but he seemed to have seen those days and nights when she was alone with an almost unrealistic dream. One wrong move would lead to disaster, and she was frightened.

Concubine De looked at her father, who seemed to be older than before, and slowly stepped forward. The corners of her mouth that were forcefully raised, and her eyes that were quietly red, seemed to be saying silently, "Father, my daughter did it." 】

Holding hands and looking at the tearful eyes, thousands of words turned into tears, sliding from the corners of the eyes to the cheeks, falling to the ground, and disappearing into the dust.

Mr. Yun was the first to take a deep breath, and a smile appeared on his lips, "Okay, now that you are the Queen Mother, why are you crying?"

After hearing this, Concubine De's tears suddenly had a tendency to burst into tears.

In this world, there was only one person left in the world where she could still be that carefree little girl.

But after all, she is a convincing character who can sit in the Sixth Palace and listen to politics behind the curtain. After only a moment of excitement, Concubine De calmed down her emotions, exchanged polite words with everyone again, returned to the phoenix chariot, and led everyone in. city.

At the same time, in the east of the city, there was a ten-mile long pavilion.

Su Yuanshang looked helplessly at the white clouds, "Let's go! If you don't leave, you will miss lunch."

Bai Yunbian stood up, put his hands behind his hands and snorted, "I thought that Xia Gaoyang was an upright and generous gentleman, but I didn't expect that he is also a jealous person. Uncle Su Shi, do you think he is jealous of my talent?"

Su Yuanshang wiped his mouth and tried not to laugh out loud, "I think it's possible, um, it's a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding!"

The old village owner Zhao felt that he had become more and more vulgar after staying with Baiyunbian for a long time. He said coldly: "My cousin is not here to greet me. What are you so angry about? I can't be a little bit My own business? I have to run all the way here to pick you up? What? The whole world has to revolve around you? "

Bai Yunbian stretched out his hand and pointed at Mr. Zhao, then turned to look at Su Yuanshang, "Look, people who are jealous of me have this kind of face."

Mr. Zhao, the owner of the village, immediately broke through the defense and looked for a knife everywhere. Bai Yunbian pretended to be cool and ran away.

Su Yuanshang finally couldn't help holding his stomach and laughing.

Xia Yunfei on the side was also smiling, while Ye Hongluan was holding his forehead helplessly, not looking at it at all.

As for the officials who were ordered to come to greet him, they were dumbfounded and exclaimed at the strange painting style.

With Su Yuanshang's mediation, everyone finally set off again and slowly headed towards the city.

When they came to the city gate, there was a sound of horse hooves, and a familiar figure rushed out of the city.

Xia Jingyun reined in his horse at the front of the team, then dismounted skillfully, threw the reins to the guards behind him, smiled and held his hands to everyone, "Everyone, I'm sorry for being a little late!"

Everyone smiled and waved their hands, only Bai Yunbian snorted and turned his head to the side.

Xia Jingyun stepped forward and bowed to Old Manor Master Zhao first, "After all these years, the old Manor Master's demeanor is even better than before!"

Seeing Xia Jingyun's refreshing look, Mr. Zhao felt that the restless anger in his body had subsided a little, and said with a smile: "After one year, you have made such great achievements, and you are worthy of being regarded as a hero in the world. Congratulations!"

"Thanks to the help of the old village owner and many talented people, otherwise this junior would not be in this situation."

Xia Jingyun said modestly, and then whispered: "Because I don't know the intention of the old village owner, the reward that day did not mention the great achievements of the old village owner. We will discuss it again after returning home."

Mr. Zhao, the owner of the village, smiled and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter."

Immediately, Xia Jingyun looked at Su Yuanshang again, "Thank you for your hard work on this trip, Mr. Su!"

Su Yuanshang returned the gift with his hand, "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!"

Xia Jingyun said with a somewhat teasing smile: "Mr. Su, please take a good rest these two days. I'm afraid you won't have such leisurely days in the future!"

A talented person like Su Yuanshang would definitely be re-used even when Emperor Chongning was in power and had accomplished such feats, let alone now that Concubine De was in power.

Su Yuanshang himself obviously expected this, and nodded, "Thank you, Queen Mother, Your Majesty, and thank you Gao Yang."

Then Xia Jingyun walked towards Bai Yunbian and Ye Hongluan. Looking at the two people standing together, he guessed the situation in his heart and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Brother Lexian, I have to bring this beauty home!"

Bai Yunbian turned to look at Ye Hongluan, "Look, no matter what I say, he only congratulates me on this."

Ye Hongluanfeng's eyes widened, she stretched out her hand and pinched his waist hard, and whispered through gritted teeth: "You should consider the occasion!"

Xia Jingyun was naturally aware of Bai Yunbian's temper and could not be angry. He immediately handed over his hand and said, "Congratulations to Brother Lexian for your great achievements. Without Brother Lexian's help, how could I have been so successful in Zhongjing!"

"I know now, it's too late!"

Bai Yunbian snorted proudly and turned his head to the side.

Ye Hongluan was so angry that he stomped his feet. Xia Jingyun smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay. I'm responsible for what happened today."

After coaxing Bai Yunbian for a few words without success, Xia Jingyun ignored him for the time being. Instead, he came to Xia Yunfei and looked at him with a smile, "Brother."

Xia Yunfei burst into laughter, opened his arms, and the two brothers hugged each other, and then they both laughed.

That day outside Sishui Prefecture City, the two people had promised to meet at the top. Now, only a year has passed, and each of them has fulfilled their wish. This sentence can be regarded as a small part of the truth.

"Okay, everyone is tired from the journey, let's go to the city and rest first!"

Xia Jingyun said hello and led everyone into the city.

The destination of this trip was not the Marquis Jiang'an Mansion, but Xia Jingyun's newly built mansion that had not yet been lived in.

As Xia Jingyun's current status soared, this already spacious mansion was further expanded and construction was underway. However, the previously built part was fully habitable.

"Just because you didn't come, my housewarming party has been postponed for several days. I'm just waiting for you!"

Standing in front of the mansion, Xia Jingyun smiled and said to everyone.

Everyone looked at the brand-new mansion and felt very impressed by Xia Jingyun's high regard, so they walked in with a few polite words.

When the people sitting in the main hall saw their arrival, they immediately stood up.

Su Yuanshang and Mr. Su had a surprise gift. Mr. Su and his old friend Mr. Zhao reunited. Ye Hongluan, Su Yanyan and Qin Li met again. Su and Qin's maids reunited with their young ladies. Bai Yunbian tried to It was so exciting to play harrass in front of everyone.

Several members of the Xia family had met Xia Jingyun before, and now they saw Xia Yunfei, and they all came to greet him.

Mrs. Xia Zhang looked at her son, stretched out her hand to support his face, with a distressed look on her face, "He's darkened and lost weight. It was hard to fight, right? Are you injured?"

Xia Yunfei remained taciturn and grinned, "It's okay, the young master is very kind to us."

"How is that possible! How can it be hard to be a soldier and fight!"

As Xia Zhang spoke, her tears fell down.

Xia Jingyun whispered from the side: "Auntie, are you also afraid that your eldest brother will be separated from you?"

Xia Zhang's expression froze, and her face with tears was filled with embarrassment.

　Something delayed me in the morning, so I had to be a little late.

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