The weather was hot, and there were many places from Mingyueyuan to the old lady's yard where there were neither veranda nor leaves shaded. Liu's mother asked Bai Jin to open a larger oil-paper umbrella to cover Shu Yao.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the hall, I heard a hearty laughter coming from inside. It seemed that the conversation was very pleasant.

Hearing the maid's report, "The princess is here," Yun Lian'an and a young man dressed in a sergeant sitting next to him quickly stood up.

Shu Yao is now a first-rank princess. According to the rules, they all have to give great gifts. However, the two marquises' mansions and the general's mansion are close, and Shu Yao does not allow her cousins ​​to give great gifts to her unless she is at a banquet and other occasions, she is with outsiders.

Therefore, Yun Lian'an just gave Shu Yao an ordinary peer gift, and Shu Yao also replied half of the gift.

The soldier who came with Yun Lian'an naturally gave a big gift in a regular manner: "The lower official Liu Haoqiang has met Princess Fuxing, please ask Princess Fuxing for An."

Liu Haoqiang? Don’t know him? Shu Yao has never seen this person in his image, both in terms of name and appearance.

Yun Lian'an introduced: "Cousin, Mr. Liu is the personal soldier who bravely rescued his uncle's breakout when he was caught in a poisonous arrow last time and was almost surrounded by the enemy. His uncle said that his pair of hammers made the enemy scared."

Oh? He saved the second uncle? Uh, what does it matter if he is an "old acquaintance"? Shu Yao quickly smiled and said, "President Liu is welcomed, thank you for your bravery and saved the second uncle of the princess."

Liu Haoqiang stood up, smiled brightly, revealing his white teeth: "The princess doesn't recognize Xiaguan anymore? The princess is Xiaguan's mother's savior, and is the great benefactor of our family." Seeing Shuyao was still confused. He continued, "Princess, Xiaguan is Daqiang. In Yulin Town, Lan Yuexuan, the white jade pen wash, do the princess still remember? If there were no ginseng slices and jujubes given by the princess, my mother would have long... Now my mother is so healthy, it is all about your blessing to Princess."

"Brother Daqiang? Are you really Daqiang? I can't recognize you if you don't say it." Shu Yao looked at the tall and burly Liu Haoqiang in front of him in surprise. How could he face the old Daqiang who was black and thin, ten years old, who looked similar to the six-year-old Shuwen?

Shu Yao has always had a good memory, but Daqiang has changed too much and has not recognized him. This is really an old acquaintance. He said excitedly: "Yes, your family said that they went to the northwest to seek refuge with your uncle."

When Daqiang saw Shuyao, he not only remembered it. He still called him "Brother Daqiang" like he was a child. He had no high attitude at all. He felt warm in his heart, and finally let go of the hidden inferiority and anxiety.

Daqiang was not only brave, but also very strategic and tactical. After Yun Deqing discovered it, he gave him a chance. He did not let Yun Deqing down and made two great achievements in succession. He made several small achievements, and the last time he led a small team of less than 100 people to directly destroy the Turkic military territory and captured the most prestigious marshal of the Turkic alive.

Yun Deqing knew that the emperor was eager to seek talents, especially young generals who were brave, resourceful and experienced in combat (most of the generals in the border town are getting older, and the emperor needs to train equally reliable young people to take over). As soon as the man who needed to go to Beijing, he sent Daqiang here. It was considered as asking the emperor to pass by.

On the way to Beijing, Daqiang passed by Yulin Town and wanted to thank Shuyao for his three siblings. He realized that Xia's house is now the Mansion of the Marquis of Yongping, and Shuyao is Princess Fuxing, who is known as the "great treasure of the dynasty" by the current emperor Jinkou.

He sighed inwardly. With Shuyao's current status, he would probably have no chance to thank him if he wanted to meet him. How could Princess Fuxing be seen easily by him, a seventh-grade young man?

Unexpectedly, when he entered the palace to meet the saint, he recognized the Emperor's Marquis of Yongping Shujie. Shujie knew Daqiang's wish to thank Shuyao in person and smiled and said, "This is not a difficult thing. Aren't you going to the Zhongyi General's Mansion to pay homage to the old general? General Yun is our grandfather. Just ask your second cousin to accompany you. Our grandmother and my wife are all in the mansion. There are many elders in the mansion, so there are not so many taboos."

Only then did Daqiang realize that Princess Fuxing was the general's niece.

On the way with Yun Lian'an, he was still a little nervous. After all, Shu Yao's current status is too high. Do you think he is taking advantage of the excuse of thanking him to be close to him? Although the Marquis of Yongping is still friendly, men are different from women, and most noble girls are arrogant.

But at this moment, Shuyao was as kind and cute as before, like the little sister next door. Daqiang was also driven to relax and naturally, and smiled and said, "That's right, we went to my uncle's house in the northwest and lived in my uncle's small martial arts hall. My parents were doing odd jobs in the martial arts hall. When my uncle saw that I liked to watch people and practice martial arts, he started to take me to practice martial arts.

I also followed my cousin to recognize my words. The old man next to my uncle's martial arts school had a few military books left by his ancestors at home. I often helped him carry water, so the old man asked me to read books at his house. At first, I just looked at the fighting patterns on it, but later I became more and more fascinated. I basically memorized several military books. Haha, and then I thought of joining the army. Two years ago, the Northwest Army recruited new recruits. I happened to be sixteen years old and just passed the qualifications.

Shu Yao sighed: "No wonder, I said you have changed so much that I can't recognize you. Brother Daqiang, you don't know how thin you were at that time. Who would have thought that you are now tall and strong? Well, if Shu Wen saw you, you would definitely not recognize you. You were as tall as him at that time. Now, uh, it's about the same height as Wen'er, but it's much stronger than Wen'er."

Daqiang smiled shyly: "I can stay in Beijing for seven or eight days, and then settle my parents before returning to Ancheng. Now we are temporarily living in the General's Mansion. When will Wen'er's younger brother be in the mansion? I will come over to talk to him again."

Shu Yao smiled and replied: "Okay, under normal circumstances, except for the academy, Wen'er is in the mansion, and you may not be here. Wen'er also often goes to the General's Mansion to visit his grandfather and grandmother, or finds his second and third cousins ​​to review his books together. Even if you are busy with Uncle and Aunt Liu, don't waste time. By the way, Uncle and Aunt Liu are going to stay in the capital? Isn't you going back to Ancheng?"

Daqiang nodded: "My uncle was invited by his fellow villagers last year and his family came to a martial arts hall in Tianjin. My parents lived in Beijing and were closer to them. The court gave some subsidies and could rent a small yard in the suburbs, but General Yun invited them to live in the Yun family's village."

After saying that, he was afraid that Shu Yao would misunderstand something, so he quickly added: "Originally, the old general wanted them to live in the general's mansion, but my parents were used to living in the village, so they were more comfortable."

Mother Liu sighed inwardly. It seems that the court is preparing to train and reuse this young man who is only ten years old. Only the important generals guarding the border will give subsidies to keep his family in the capital. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
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