002 The night before parting

After the two sat down, they saw someone take off their cloak, smiled at General Li and said, "General has always been good!"

"Eunpa Deng! The mountains are high and the water is far away. Why did you come all the way to me? General Li asked with a smile and poured a cup of tea for the person himself.

The Duke Deng took the tea from General Li's hand, took a small sip, somehow spit the tea to the ground, and then put down the teacup.

"The water here is really bad. Naturally, I'm not here to drink tea."

General Li secretly looked at the face of Grandpa Deng. Seeing that he had no smile at all, he quickly lost a smile and then said, "Dun father-in-law, you are really laughing more and more. Please make it clear."

"The Empress Dowager is a little depressed recently. She said that she is also a few years old. She always thinks about the old things in the past, and no one talks to her. She thinks of you, the general, saying that she wants to bother you to go back to Beijing and talk to her. That's why I ordered the miscellaneous family to go this trip and personally invite General Li to return to Kyoto to talk about the past.

"However, now the humble position is a foreign minister, and he has no will to go to Beijing without permission..."

"Why, isn't the Empress Dowager's oracle the purpose? Or do you think that there is no need to do anything for the Empress Dowager now? Although Eunuch Deng still had a smile on his face, his tone was already full of threats.

"What did your father-in-law say? You can't afford such a blame. I don't know when the Empress Dowager will get up?"

"Wen up immediately."

"It's so urgent! Grandpa, when you come, you must see that the mountains are long and the water is short, and it is not easy to walk at night!"

Donggong thought about it, and it was true. Along the way, he really turned himself upside down.

"Well, it's early tomorrow morning."

Although General Li still wanted to delay some time to send people to Beijing to do some work, he thought that Grandpa Deng would not arrange such a time for himself, so he had to say, "Okay."

"The Empress Dowager misses Lord Li so much, so the miscellaneous family will return to Beijing with you as soon as they see Lord Li. Moreover, you have to take the lady in your house with you. The Empress Dowager said that Miss Li had been outside for a long time and lost her heart at a young age, so she would not be able to take care of her. General Li has been on the battlefield for a long time and has also made contributions to the country. He can't wrong Miss Li. Let him take his daughter to the palace and be with the prince.

"Oh, the Empress Dowager is sympathetic to Weichen." Hearing this, Li Wanling knew that it was dangerous to enter Beijing, but he still smiled and replied, "It's just that the little girl has lived outside the fortress for a long time. She is wild and frightened the empress dowager and the prince. And during the day today, she was almost injured by horses, so she is afraid that she can't travel with her father-in-law for the time being..."

General Li doesn't have to refuse many words, and the Empress Dowager's mind has been determined. That's what the miscellaneous family wants to pass on. Please also ask Lord Li and Miss Li to make some preparations overnight. Oh, by the way, Lord Li, the Empress Dowager also asked me to tell you that Miss Jinqin is very well now. Please don't worry about it. When you return to Beijing, there will be a period of meeting.

"But..."

"Don't be, the miscellaneous family is also scarce. Please ask the general to arrange a place to live for the miscellaneous family."

With that, Duke Deng stood up.

General Li walked a few steps to the tent door and said to the outside, "Come on, prepare a tent rest for the secret envoy."

"It's a good job." At this time, Eunuch Deng had put on his cloak again, and then took his entourage to follow the sergeant to the distance.

General Li saw Grandpa Deng and his entourage away before turning back to his tent with Xiu Fei. General Li sat at the table and talked secretly.

"General, what's the matter?" Xiu Fei came in, poured a cup of tea for General Li, handed it to his hand and asked.

General Li sat in a chair and asked in a low voice, "Xufei, who is in your family?"

"Now I'm alone and have no relatives." Xiufei replied.

"Have you ever thought about marrying another wife?"

"When Zhu Jing died, his subordinates had no intention of marrying again." Xiufei replied.

Li Wanling looked up at the young sergeant standing in front of him, smiled bitterly and said, "I always know that you are loyal to me and do things neatly, but I didn't expect that you are also an infatuated person!" With that, he picked up the pen, wrote a few words on the paper, handed them to Xiufei, and then said, "Tomorrow, I will bring a few attendants to Beijing, but you stay here. If I neither come back nor write to you within a month, then you can meet this person at the address above.

"General, you are..."

"Do you remember what is written above?"

Xiu Fei nodded, and General Li took back the note, lit it with fire, and turned it into ashes. Then he took off the jade Pei with the pattern of "five blessings and longevity" that never left him, handed it to Xiu Fei, and said, "Take this, the man will know that you are sent by me. Then you stay with her and protect her."

Xiufei looked at General Li's expression and knew that it was of great importance, but he didn't ask more questions. He just nodded to the general and put Yu Pei away.

Li Wanling sighed, got up from the tent and walked to Hexuan's tent.

When standing outside Hexuan's tent, Hexuan was learning from Xiao intermittently, blowing several in tuneless scales. Li Wanling stood outside and smiled, but felt sad. He shook his head, picked up the curtain and walked in.

"Dad, I'm learning from my master. Did you hear that just now?" As soon as she saw her father coming in, she ran over with joy and asked with a smile.

"I heard it, it seems that the kitten that has been strung by the neck is barking..." Li Wanling joked.

"Dad!" He Xuan shook Li Wanling's arm coquettishly and then said, "Sooner or later, I will blow as well as my master. Please wait. Let's see if you praise me or not.

"When you can be half as good as Mr. Tao, I will praise you."

Tao Yizhi saw that General Li had a smile on his face, but his eyebrows were locked, so he asked, "Just now, I vaguely heard a secret envoy from Kyoto coming to camp. What's the matter?"

"Oh...the empress dowager...the empress dowager called me to Beijing. And let me bring Hexuan."

Really? Are we going to Kyoto?" He Xuan asked with a smile.

"Do you want to go?" General Li asked.

"I want to. I haven't been to Kyoto yet. When shall we go?"

"Tomorrow!"

"So urgent?" Tao Yizhi frowned and asked.

"Yes." General Li said meaningfully, and then he looked at his happy daughter and said with a smile, "However, I remember that there are still people being punished. So, tomorrow for my father, and seven days later, you and Mr. Tao will do it again. Dad can play with you after finishing his business in Kyoto.

At first, when she heard that she could not walk with her father, Hexuan was still a little unhappy, but when she heard that her father would play with her after dealing with her business, a little unhappiness soon disappeared from Hexuan's eyes.

"Good. I listen to my father. When I go to Kyoto to meet you, I will definitely be able to play music for you. It will never be like a cat..."

"Good. It's a deal. Dad has to get up early tomorrow, and Dad has to go back first. Let's blow it tomorrow, or you will attract all the wild cats around here.

With that, General Li stood up, and Tao Yizhi also left the camp with him.

After leaving Hexuan's tent a little farther away, Tao Yizhi said, "The general's trip seems to be extremely difficult."

Li Wanling looked at Tao Yizhi and said with a smile, "It seems that I still can't be as happy and angry as my husband. You're right. I'm afraid this industry is more or less auspicious. I have a heartless invitation, sir..."

"If the general has anything to do, please be blunt."

"The only thing I'm worried about now is Hexuan. If you don't give up, please take care of one or two for me."

"Do you still want to take her to Beijing?"

"I want it. In case my worry is a little superfluous, or I can escape from the sky, I don't want to lose my faith in her.

"If..."

"If it's really as I expected, then take her to a safe place, change her surname, and keep her safe."

At this point, Li Wanling suddenly knelt in front of Tao Yizhi.

Tao Yizhi was scared, quickly took General Li's arm and asked, "General, what are you doing!"

"All spirits are lucky to meet Mr. in this life. Although he has not been with him for a long time, his talent makes all spirits ashamed, and his character makes all spirits admire him. In his life, Wanling Rongma has long been away from life and death. Only the little girl really makes me feel at ease..."

"General, don't worry. The matter of the young lady is all on Tao. One day, Miss Tao has no worries for a day.

After a few words of gossip, Tao Yizhi said goodbye to Li Wanling and went back to his tent to rest.

Li Wanling turned around and walked to a small hillside, where there was a grave.

Li Wanling sat next to the grave and looked at the boundless grassland. After thinking for a long time, he smiled calmly and whispered, "It's time to come." Madam, you are right. As long as the things in the royal gate are stained a little and want to be disconnected, I'm afraid it's not easy. Madam, Li owes you too much in this life. However, if we want to return to Beijing this time, it is not far from our reunion. More than three years, a person who makes you lonely. Next time we meet, we don't have to chat through this local steamed bun. Your grievances, sadness and sadness, this time you have to tell me, don't resist alone..."

Li Wanling sat here for a long time before standing up, but did not return to his tent, but entered Hexuan's tent.

Li Wanling has been staying by her daughter's bed, holding her hand, helping her cover the quilt she kicked open, listening to her dream whispers, and looking at her sleeping face...

General Li recalled what his daughter looked like when he was a child, but at that time, there seemed to be endless business. He Xuan didn't even know when he would sit, walk or talk. It was not until his wife's death that the child really came into his sight. It turned out that he missed so many things that he could think of and laugh. Thinking of this, Li Wanling naturally thought of his wife again, and he couldn't help sighing for a long time...

At this time, he suddenly heard the intermittent and sobbing sound of Xiao in the distance. Li Wanling knew that this must be Tao Yizhi was worried about himself. Even Li Wanling, a person with no rhythm, could hear the sadness in it. By the faint moonlight sprinkled in the tent through the window, it made people feel particularly today. The meaning of late coldness.