Eunuch's Declaration of Loyalty

Chapter 60

On the second day, the empress dowager and the emperor returned to Yujing City. On the same day, news spread that the empress dowager bestowed marriage on the pure king Xiaohuai and Miss Yang.

A large number of rewards entered Yang's mansion like flowing water, which further affirmed the speculation that the queen mother wanted to use this marriage to control the pure king.

What those people thought, Liu Qingtang didn't care at all, but found another opportunity to take Qin Shu out of the palace to meet Yang Sushu.Some people say that a daughter of an imperial doctor's family is too high to marry a prince, and some people say that it is a pity for a good girl to marry a fool. No matter what others say, this kind of thing is ultimately self-knowledge.Yang Sushu and Xiao Huai are just like Liu Qingtang and Qin Shu, it doesn't matter if they don't match in the eyes of the world, after all, you have to feel good about yourself.

On that day, Liu Qingtang and Yang Sushu dug out the daughter Hong who was buried by Yang Sushu when he was full moon.The Yang family's ancestral home was in Luyang, where there was a custom of burying wine when a daughter is born.It's just that this wine was supposed to be used for entertaining guests, but they dug it out at this time, and they drank it until they were not drunk.

It was the first time for Liu Qingtang to be so reckless since she became the empress dowager, and it was also the first time for Yang Sushu to do whatever she wanted since she supported the Yang family by herself.

Two women who were both very restrained in a sense, drank and drank on this day and turned into two drunken fools.They chatted about the funny things when they were young, chatted about the current troubles for a while, and joked with each other for a while. There were endless topics to talk about, and they would hold shoulders and laugh together from time to time.

It is rare to have a close friend in life. A friend’s happy event is one’s own happy event, and a friend’s embarrassment is one’s own embarrassment. Even if you don’t say it, you will still think about it in your heart.Now, the dust is almost settled for both of them, and from now on there will be another person who will live with each other for the rest of their lives. Regardless of joy or sorrow, the first thing that comes to mind is not to talk about it with friends but to share it with the person next to them.There is a bit of melancholy in this kind of relief, it is really hard to describe, all I can do is to look at each other, smile and toast together.

For wine today, let's do it tomorrow.

While the two drunks were drinking cup after cup, hooking their shoulders and chatting nonsense, their men——Qin Shu and Xiao Huaiyu sat and watched.Qin Shu looked at Liu Qingtang, and Xiao Huaiyu looked at Yang Sushu.

Xiao Huaiyu has always been very calm, his expression and eyes have not changed, he stared blankly at Yang Sushu who was not the same as before and laughed, as if he was about to become a statue.As for Qin Shu, seeing the Empress Dowager a little drunk at the beginning, she was surprised for a moment when she patted the tree and laughed wildly, then calmed down, sat there and continued to calm down, feeling like she had become another Xiao Huaiyu.

The two men are very quiet, and the two women are crazy. It is very interesting to see that they are clearly separated at first glance.Such a scene is probably like two loyal and obedient dogs sitting quietly, staring at the playful owner seriously, waiting for her to lead them home.

It wasn't until sunset that the two women were almost done drinking. One kicked over the empty wine jar and supported the tree while vomiting and shouting to drink again. The other sat on the ground holding the wine jar and laughed loudly.

Liu Qingtang was the one sitting on the ground. Qin Shu wanted to help her up countless times, but remembered that before they started drinking, she told him with a serious expression that she had never had before, that she would have a good drink today, no matter what happened She was not allowed to take care of her, so Qin Shu had no choice but to sit back in silence.

Xiao Huaiyu didn't move, but he hesitated.He thought slowly, Yang Sushu hadn't called his name for such a long day, although she should have led him to dinner at this time in the past, but today she didn't call him, Xiao Huaiyu didn't know what to do , had no choice but to sit there, staring at Yang Sushu with a good eye.

When Uncle Liao, the official of the Yang family, brought the hangover soup, Qin Shu immediately stood up and took a bowl towards Liu Qingtang.

"Qingtang? Come, drink sober soup."

Liu Qingtang looked at him for a long time before smiling, "Qin Shu?"

"I'm Qin Shu, how about some sober soup? We should go back to the palace after drinking it." Qin Shu brought the bowl to Liu Qingtang's mouth and coaxed him softly.

"No! Who wants to go back to the palace, my surname is Liu... well, go back to Liu's house, let's go back to Liu's house!"

"Okay, let's not go back to the palace, but go to Liu's house."

"No, no, oops! I forgot that I am the queen mother, the queen mother is going back to the palace! Let's go back to the palace."

"Okay, let's go back to the palace."

"Qin Shu, I want to eat candied haws, only the outer layer of sugar, not the inside!"

"Okay, I'll buy it for you right away."

Liu Qingtang was sitting on the ground chattering nonchalantly, while Qin Shu coaxed him patiently.On Yang Sushu's side, Uncle Liao put a bowl of hangover soup in Xiao Huaiyu's hand and asked him to give it to Yang Sushu, and then stood aside and watched.

Yang Sushu said long ago that it's not that Xiao Huaiyu can't understand other people's words, nor can he do those things. It's just that he doesn't understand many things clearly, and he needs to say it several times carefully. He would try to let him do everything by himself, and Liao Bo naturally listened to Yang Sushu for everything.

Xiao Huaiyu reacted for a while and finally understood, and slowly rubbed to Yang Sushu's side with a bowl in hand.Compared to a drunk friend who is difficult to cooperate with, Yang Sushu is really very well-behaved. Seeing Xiao Huaiyu coming over with a bowl of hangover soup, he took it and drank it without saying a word.She was also very drunk, and her mind was a little blurred, but probably the doctor has been doing it for a long time, and the smell of the medicine is friendly, and she will drink the soup subconsciously when it is handed to her.

Yang Sushu finished drinking the hangover soup obediently, then dragged Xiao Huai and Fa in a daze for a while. "Huaiyu?"

Finally being called by name after a day, Xiao Huaiyu felt a little happier, took Yang Sushu's hand and sat with her.Yang Sushu blinked blankly, tilted her head and fell asleep on Xiao Huai's shoulder.

For Xiao Huaiyu, every day is almost regular, when to do what, otherwise he can't remember, although he feels that Yang Sushu fell asleep before the old days, he is a little confused and not used to it, but He didn't move, just sat there and let her sleep on his back.

Yang Sushu slept for a long time, Qin Shu managed to coax Liu Qingtang, agreed to her countless requests, bought this and that, finally let her drink the bowl of hangover soup, and then bid farewell to the official Liao Bo , took her back to the palace.

The next morning, when Liu Qingtang woke up, he saw kites, puppets, dolls and other children's toys all over the bed. Turning around, he saw a pile of candied haws, pastries, candy figures and other childhood favorite snacks beside the bed. The whole person was dumbfounded.

"what are these?"

"Boss Qin bought it for the master, saying that he promised the master yesterday."

"Taoye, your master, am I being unreasonable when I'm drunk?"

"...No." Taoye suppressed a smile.

"……Oh."

In October, King Chun and Yang Sujin got married, and Liu Qingtang specially sent a group of well-trained servants to Prince Chun's mansion, so that it would be inconvenient for Yang Sushu to conceal his identity.Although the two still live in Yang's Mansion after marriage, they have to stay in Chunwang's Mansion on the wedding day. Fortunately, the two mansions are not far apart and it is convenient to travel between them.

It is said that the bride was sent to the new house early because of her poor health. Only Yang Sushu, the actual bride, and her brother-in-law in name brought Xiao Huai and a table of toasts.Liu Qingrong and Wei Zheng also helped hold back the wine, and later helped send away a group of people who wanted to inquire about the news, and gave Yang Sushu a peace.

Yang Sushu also lived a peaceful life after marriage. Except when she was on duty in the Imperial Hospital, she sorted out medicinal materials in Angelica Hospital, talked with Xiao Huai and taught him to recognize various medicinal materials.Xiao Huaiyu was still the same, and he didn't know if he married the person in front of him as his wife, but he seemed to like to cling to Yang Sushu even more, and later Yang Sushu had to take him with him when he was on duty in the imperial hospital, otherwise he would To be able to stay silent for a day without looking at Yang Sushu and get angry with her.Yang Sushu had no choice but to take him with him, and let him sit beside him and make medicine.

After hearing this, Liu Qingtang teased Yang Sushu for a while, but he specifically ordered him to go on. Zuo Chunwang was resident in the Imperial Hospital and gave him an empty title of medical officer. Accompanying Yang Sushu to the Imperial Hospital was considered valuable.The pure king Xiao Huaihe was probably the first prince in the Southern Dynasty to work in the Imperial Hospital.

Days passed, and the city of Yujing was extremely peaceful. The confrontation between the empress dowager and the emperor that everyone had imagined did not happen. The empress dowager, who had always been unyielding and strong, became more and more silent, and hardly expressed any opinions on political affairs.While everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they were also quite puzzled. Probably only Liu's father and brother knew that she was preparing for the next year's war.

According to her, it was a war that would soon be won. The Zhou dynasty was exhausted, and the surrounding powers rose up and divided. Within a few months, the decadent dynasty fell.

It's just that although Liu Qingtang knew the ending long ago and knew that her father would be fine, she still couldn't restrain her worry.Ten years ago, the Liu family's father was known as the God of War in the Southern Dynasty, but he had never been on the battlefield since then. Although Liu Qingtang felt that his father's sword was not old enough to lose to those defeated generals, he still said that. How could my father not worry about being in danger?What Liu Qingtang is most afraid of is that something will happen because of her rebirth, which will bring her father into danger.

The winter of this year came again soon. When the first snow fell, the palace people in the palace were busy with the new year's banquet and sacrifices, and the servants could be seen everywhere in the palace. Ladders, and replaced the old lanterns with brand new red lanterns.

Liu Qingtang just went to court that day, and Qin Shu rushed over to pick her up after finishing her work as usual to take her back to Ci'an Palace.The two of them looked at the fluttering snow and almost simultaneously remembered this time last year.

At that time, Qin Shu would be stiff even when he was close to her. At that time, Liu Qingtang just thought he was funny, and wanted to make up for him because of the past life. Unknowingly, it became the current situation of being together.It's only been a year, but it seems like a long time has passed and many things have happened.

Sitting on the sedan chair, Liu Qingtang happened to meet the gaze cast by Qin Shu beside the sedan chair, and the emotion inside made her smile.She can guess what he is thinking, similarly, he must also be able to detect what she is lamenting.With such a person by her side, she has nothing to be afraid of.

After the first month, as Liu Qingtang expected, news came that the war between Zhou State and neighboring countries had spread to the territory of the Southern Dynasty.

The court is still noisy. Some people say that the border has been affected. Just wait for the end of the war in the Zhou Kingdom. There is no need to send troops. Most of the people who say that are civilians, while the military officers are against it. They insist on sending troops. Most of these military officers are bloody. Men, half of them are military generals trained in the past ten years who have never been on the battlefield.

Most of the time, the line of military officers represents the position of the Liu family. Some wise people saw that almost everyone in the military officer was talking about war, and Liu Guogong, who had not been in court for a long time, also appeared among the officials today. He immediately understood the meaning of the above and kept silent. said.

When the scene calmed down, Liu Qingtang opened his mouth, "Our Southern Dynasty border has been invaded, and our Southern Dynasty people have been affected by wars in other countries. If we don't send troops at this time, what's the use of raising tens of millions of soldiers?"

This is the first time she has spoken in the courtroom in several months, the prestige is still there, and the meaning in the words is so clear that the civil servants who have been a little too active in recent months are silent.

"I am a son of the Southern Dynasty, am I afraid of war?" Liu Qingtang asked again.

"Don't be afraid!" Wei Zheng stood up and shouted first, and then, the military officers below were all fearless, and the sound shook the Golden Palace.

Liu Qingtang glanced down, and said loudly, "Then let's fight."

With one hammer, no one dared to refute.

On that day, food and grass went first.Three days later, the army quickly assembled and was led by Liu Guogong towards the border.

Standing on the city wall and looking at the patches of dust raised by the horse's hooves, Liu Qingtang closed her eyes, and tightly held Qin Shu's hand next to her.

(End of this chapter)