"—Madame, madam!"

Bai Shi was dressing up, facing the mirror table of Chong Ming, and when he heard the sound, he raised his head and looked out the window. A figure galloped from the courtyard, a dark gray cotton-padded coat, the old housekeeper of the Hou residence.

The maid opened the curtain of the house, and when the housekeeper ran into the house and calmed down, Mrs. Bai said, "How old are you, and you still learn to be like a teenager."

The housekeeper said, "It's too late to announce the good news! Madam, the barracks is here to report, the second young master has won a great victory, and the new leader of the Turks has been captured." His face could not hide his joy, "Three days ago, Ming Jin withdrew his troops.

Bai Shi hurriedly asked, "Is Linfeng injured? Where is Xiaorong, is everything going well with him?"

The housekeeper replied, "Madam, rest assured, Young Master and Young Master Rong are safe. The good news is reported back to the city, and the people are waiting by blocking the city gate."

Hearing this, Mrs Bai was overjoyed and couldn't sit still. Holding a jade hairpin on the mirror, she stood up and instructed: "Plum, prepare to go to the Buddhist hall. I want to talk to Lord Hou, and by the way, make a vow to the Bodhisattva."

Meizi responded quickly and went to do it quickly. Mrs. Bai lifted the curtain and went out of the house, seeing piles of snow swept away in the courtyard, and called the servant again: "Go and see if there is a shortage of charcoal fire in Second Young Master's Bieyuan. Prepare enough, and replace the bedding with new ones made this winter."

Before the little servant went, he said with a smile: "Second Young Master is the most cold-resistant, don't worry ma'am."

Bai Shi thought to himself, the son who grew up in Saibei is naturally resistant to cold, but Rong Luoyun is from Jiangnan, so how can he endure it. Moreover, back to seventeen years ago, he was also the Taifu Erlang in Chang'an City, so he must not be slow.

While thinking about it, Shi Bai walked to the Buddhist hall, and when he entered the house, Meizi had already made offerings. She instructed: "Meizi, ask the chef to prepare some food, and then make some snacks from Jiangnan, and discuss it with Du Zheng."

Meizi said with a guilty conscience, "I still need to discuss this work with him."

Bai Shi said: "Don't be stubborn, you are obviously very happy." She burned three incense sticks, "Linfeng mentioned it to me, it's peaceful, so you and Du Zheng can get married."

The little maid was so ashamed that she couldn't stand, her face blushed like hawthorn, and she ran away without a trace.

The Buddhist hall was suddenly quiet, and Huo Zhao's spiritual seat was enshrined on the high case. Bai Shi smiled and stared at the words engraved on the spiritual seat for a long time.

"Master Hou, the Dingbei Army has won." She inserted the incense into the incense burner, "I know you're thinking about it, so I'll let you know first."

Huo Zhao has been away for nearly a month. This month is short or short, and it is long and long. Bai Shi stood dignifiedly and said, "Master Hou, the victory in this battle must be because of your blessing from the sky. I know that Linfeng will never give up on this battle and your death, and you must continue to bless you. He is safe."

Mr. Bai stayed in the Buddhist hall for a long time, and he spoke every word as if he had spoken to Huo Zhao in the past. If you get tired of talking, stop and look at the spiritual seat quietly for a while.

At this time, the soldiers came to report that Huo Linfeng and Rong Luoyun had already entered the city.

Mrs. Bai walked out of the house and asked her maid to support her. Embroidered shoes stepped on a clear snow until they reached the Chuihuamen, and met Huo Jinghai who also went to greet him. Huo Jinghai personally helped her, and the mother and son walked to the front of the house, and before they could stand still, they heard the sound of galloping hooves.

In the distance, Huo Linfeng and Rong Luoyun each rode their horses, with their fox fur swaying, showing a heroic spirit. Huo Linfeng's eyes were sharp, and before he got to the door, he shouted: "—Mother! Big brother!"

Bai Shi was happy, but he was afraid of the danger of the icy road, and shouted, "Be careful!" At this age, Mrs. Ding Beihou's identity, she didn't know how long she hadn't shouted loudly.

She caressed her chest and waited for Huo Linfeng and Rong Luoyun to turn over and dismount, beckoning for treasure: "Come on, come on."

Huo Linfeng stepped up to the third step and stepped over the threshold neatly. Bai Shi looked at him, held his face, rubbed his shoulders, and confirmed that he was intact. "Mother." He called out, "It's freezing cold, why did you come out in person?"

Bai Shi said, "The troops were withdrawn three days ago, and I only returned today. How can my mother wait?"

Huo Linfeng coaxed: "After the war, I was so busy with chores that I couldn't do anything."

Rong Luoyun stood beside Huo Linfeng, so peaceful, silently envy the other's family. The mother, the elder brother, and the big family are not separated, and there is a full intimacy between the words.

At this time, he was always a bit sparse, looking up at the sky, and there was no pair of accompanying stars at the moment. Suddenly, Bai Shi called him: "Xiao Rong, what are you looking at?"

He immediately looked back: "Auntie, it's okay."

Shi Bai pushed away Huo Jinghai's hand to support her, and said, "I understand that there are many things after the war. The two of you must discuss it. Go ahead." He took a step forward and pulled Rong Luoyun closer from behind Huo Linfeng. "Go, accompany Auntie back to the main garden."

Rong Luoyun's heart was pounding, why did he feel that Bai Shi's expression and attitude towards him were no different from Huo Linfeng's. He helped Bai Shi back and looked at it secretly, like a trembling thief who stole for the first time.

The backs of the two were getting farther and farther away, Huo Linfeng withdrew his gaze and followed Huo Jinghai into the main hall.

Huo Zhao has gone, Huo Jinghai, as the eldest son, is responsible for the affairs of the Hou residence, even walking, sitting, and lying down. Huo Linfeng saw it clearly, he was brave enough to fight outside, and now he felt light, and said, "Brother, I miss you so much."

Huo Jinghai glanced at him: "I don't have any form, I'm all twenty-four."

Huo Linfeng said truthfully: "There are still seven or eight days before my birthday, and it's still twenty-three now." He opened the small lid box, and in winter, the candied flowers were stained with plum blossoms, and he chewed one piece and sipped the fragrance.

The two brothers sat facing each other for a while, and the snow began to fall outside again. Huo Jinghai asked, "Azate was put in jail?"

"Yeah." Huo Linfeng replied, "This battle is tragic. Within ten years, neither side will be able to start another war. Turkic and Qincha injured Lizi, and the indemnity can't afford it, so we can only cut them off. land."

Huo Jinghai said: "Apart from the territory, we have to intervene who is the next leader, and we want to ensure peace for 20 years."

Huo Linfeng picked up the tea: "Saibei needs to rest and live a stable life."

He took a sip and stared at the end of the tea leaves at the bottom of the cup: "However, I don't care about the follow-up negotiations, please leave it to the big brother."

Huo Jinghai seemed to have expected and asked, "What are your plans?"

Huo Linfeng said: "Chen Ruoyin colluded with the barbarians, I have to go to Chang'an to face the saint." He paused for a while, "Brother, Chen Ruoyin must die. Huo's family has made great achievements in this battle. People can check and balance us, and the emperor will definitely not let me come back."

The hall was quiet for a while, and Huo Jinghai said: "The emperor has been ill for a long time, maybe he is about to collapse."

Huo Lin choked at risk, this eldest brother has always been prudent, but his words are astonishing. That's right, the Huo family killed half their lives and was not easy to mess with. He said, "Brother, please explain clearly."

Huo Jinghai glanced at him: "Don't pretend to be stupid, I'm just what you think in my words."

Chen Ruoyin supported the crown prince, and the crown prince would do his best to protect him for this reliance. If Emperor Cheng died at that time, it would be lively.

"Chen Ruoyin wanted to kill you because of a misunderstanding that you colluded with the third prince." Huo Jinghai said, "Then let me ask you, do you intend to collude with the third prince?"

It used to be innocent, but now, after Chang'an?

The situation is changing, and people cannot end in the same way.

Huo Linfeng answered truthfully: "If the prince protects the traitor who shakes the country for his own selfishness, it means that he is not worthy of being a king, the world belongs to the people of the world, and I will support whoever can bear the responsibility."

He emphasized: "It's support, what kind of collusion, saying that your own brother used such ugly words."

Huo Jinghai threw a Yanjin plum at random, laughed and annoyed: "Okay, my brother, go and talk to my mother."

Huo Linfeng opened his mouth to catch it, got up and patted his robes, then turned around and went dashingly.

In the main garden house, the table is full of dangdang, honey food, snacks from Jiangnan, and all kinds of fruits, which are too much to eat. Rong Luoyun's plate in front of him was stacked with Xiao Shan Gao, and there was still a piece in his mouth, mumbling mumbling.

Bai Shi said, "The chef in the house does not know how to cook it properly."

Rong Luoyun nodded hurriedly: "It's delicious." He took a piece for the other party, "Auntie also eats it, I just eat it, I'm embarrassed..."

Bai Shi covered his face and chuckled: "What's the matter? Linfeng has grown stronger now, and he is more restrained. He used to work hard in the military camp, and when he returned home, he was like a living bandit. The time he came to greet me swept me away."

Rong Luoyun followed with a smile: "After all, I'm not the same as him, what kind of decency is that in someone else's house?"

Bai Shi's smile gradually faded, and finally smiled, with a very gentle look. "Child, I treated you as a guest before because our Huo family owed you." She said, "Now you have put aside your grievances and forgiven Lord Hou. In my heart, you are the same as Linfeng."

Rong Luoyun was stunned: "I'm stupid, Auntie...you can explain it more clearly."

Bai Shi slowed down and said, "You have lost your parents since you were young, and your parents are not well-connected. We got along a few days ago. I think it is fate. If you want, you can treat the Hou Mansion as a home and me as a family. your relatives."

She was talking about her relatives, not her mother. When she was lost in childhood, her mother was irreplaceable in her heart. She has no intention of replacing anyone, she just wants to love the child closely.

Rong Luoyun was stunned, like a dream, trapped in Bai Shi's words, unable to recover. He let go of his chopsticks, opened his eyes, and his pupils trembled slightly.

Bai Shi asked, "What aunt said, are you willing?"

Rong Luoyun pounced on the stool, like a puppy who saw his master, and like a wild goose returning from home in the winter, he half fell and half knelt at Bai Shi's feet, raised his face, and nodded cautiously.

Coincidentally, the door of the house was pushed open, and Huo Linfeng entered the house all covered in snow.

Seeing the scene at the table, he stood there in a daze, forgetting to close the door, allowing the cold air to pour into the room. Walking in a little further, he asked in awe, "What do you do..."

Bai Shi joked: "Linfeng, Xiaorong will be your brother in the future."

Huo Linfeng was startled: "What brother?" He stretched out his hand to pull Rong Luoyun, but he couldn't pull it, so he held his armpits with both hands and hugged him, "Kneeling and doing so much, could it be that my mother thinks you are your son?"

Bai Shi frowned: "I'm not happy to hear your tone?"

Huo Linfeng said, "Of course I'm not happy!" He pulled Rong Luoyun behind him and blocked it as if he was protecting a cub, "Mother, if you hurt someone, you will hurt someone, don't mess with the brothers!"

The red line of the wild mandarin duck is inherently invisible, which is good, but it is still a wrong one. Rong Luoyun's heart beat even more fiercely, but he was also panicked, fearing that the savage soldier would have missed his mouth in his urgency.

He broke Huo Linfeng's shoulders, informed in a low voice, and clapped his hands on the firm chest.

Huo Linfeng asked, "Really?"

Before waiting for Rong Luoyun to answer, Mrs Bai said, "It's true." She also thought about the other side, "Xiao Rong, your sister is still in Xiganling, no matter where she is, the brothel is by no means a safe place to live. She will marry in the future. Or whatever, I can do it for her, if she gets tired of that place, she can come to Saibei, no one here recognizes her, and she can live as she pleases."

Rong Luoyun's heart was boiling, and it was too hot to say a few words, Huo Linfeng relaxed the atmosphere: "Mother, you are not a son, and you want a daughter."

Bai Shi smiled and glared at him, ignoring it, but pushing the dim sum on the table.

The live bandits sat down and started eating, they put on Rong Luoyun's plate, and they swept away most of them in no time.

It was a rare quiet time, when the snow stopped for a while, revealing a bright sunny day. Outside the city gate, a group of splendid men and horses came running, with official uniforms and official documents, and golden tokens.

Towards the Dingbeihou Mansion, the imperial edict of Chang'an is getting closer and closer.