Fragrance Returned

On May 20, the 35th year of Qingguan, the sky was clear and the sun was shining.

The Chengyi Marquis’s mansion was full of guests and was filled with joy.

Today was the full moon of Ding Bingyan, the eldest son of Ding Lichun, and the Chengyi Marquis’s mansion invited him to celebrate the full moon.

Xun Xiang took the child back to her parents’ home yesterday and drew a “full moon picture” for Ding Bingyan.

The little guy was white and fat, and looked more like Ren Zixuan. The Ding family still had a small round nose, which was both beautiful and honest.

The Ding family had strong genes. Dong Ruyue, Zhang, and Tang were unable to change, but the third generation finally began to change.

There were many guests, and Xun Xiang was responsible for entertaining the young wife and children. Xue Tian and Ding Zhen accompanied Zhang to receive the female guests in the main courtyard.

At this time, Zixuan was like a kindergarten in the previous life, with five or six children from large, medium and small classes playing in the corridor. Although Dong Youcheng was only four and a half years old, he was the leader among these radish heads.

There was also a nursery class in the hall. There were two large mats on the ground, one of which was occupied by three children aged one or two, namely Qiu Jiming, Wang Hui, and Xun You.

On the other side were five infants of several months lying or lying down, namely Ding Bingshen, eleven months old, Sun Weijie, five months old, Xun Zhengru and Wang Da, three months old, and Qiu Jichu, two months old.

Xun Zhengru was the eldest son of Xun Yibo, Wang Da was the eldest son of Wang Lei, and Qiu Jichu was the second son of Qiu Wangzhi.

Xun Zhengru inherited the handsome eyebrows and bright eyes of the Xun family and the big dimples of the Mi family, a very beautiful and handsome child.

Xun Xiang was chatting and laughing with ten young wives.

The oldest among them was Mi Hongmian, who was twenty-two years old this year. Her belly was already very big, and she was going to give birth to her second child next month.

The youngest was Mi Honglan, who was a few months younger than Xun Xiang and was just sixteen years old.

This age group was in high school and college in the previous life, but it was the best childbearing age in ancient times.

Xun Xiang touched her slightly childish face. As a modern person, she cannot escape this fate. She became a mother at the age of sixteen.

She thought that when Sun Yumu came back, she should take the best measures and wait for the second child...

Before the capital received the news, she had dreamed ten days ago that the Southern Expedition Army won a great victory and Sun Yumu and others were drinking to celebrate. There were more than a dozen scary heads hanging outside the door. I wonder if Li Song was among them.

This news should be reported back in the next two days. Sun Yumu will return triumphantly in the near future.

She dreamed of Dong Niangqin again two days ago. Dong Niangqin lived in a simple wooden house with two children. She was dressed very simply and looked much older, but her smile was still so gentle.

Two children, a boy of six or seven years old and a girl of about two years old.

Dong Niangqin held the little girl, and Xun Xiang could see the little girl more clearly. She actually looked a bit like Xun Xiang, white and plump, snow-white and cute.

Like Xun Xiang is like Fang'er.

Xun Xiang felt that the child was more likely to be Han Qi's daughter. Because Uncle Dong once said that such a precious medicine as Hailanzhu should be used to save lives.

Even if it was a granddaughter, Uncle Dong and Aunt Dong had finally achieved their wish. They finally had a descendant like Fang'er, who was so strong.

It was snowy there and it was in a cold winter, which was the opposite of here.

In just three and a half years, they had occupied and lived in that land.

Uncle Dong was mighty!

However, there was still a long way to go to build it into a prosperous place and resist the invasion from the other side of the ocean...

It was a pity that these two good news could not be told to others.

Master Mingyuan left with several disciples at the beginning of this year. They took a boat to Malacca via Guangzhou to preach. Many people in Malacca at this time believed in Buddhism and were very welcoming to the Dali monk.

Xun Xiang knew that Master Mingyuan would set out from there to meet Uncle Dong and fulfill the previous "five-year agreement"...

The dazzling sunlight shone through the green gauze window, shining on the children on the ground, covering them with a layer of golden light. They were all wearing bellybands and shorts, with their arms and feet exposed, looking so tender and fleshy that people couldn't help but want to take a bite.

Ding Bingshen crawled to Xun Zhengru and pinched his little cousin's nose and ears. The nurse was afraid that he was not careful enough, so she held him farther away. He crawled to Qiu Jichu, and the nurse held him farther away again.

The little guy was not angry, and crawled to Sun Weijie, who was holding one of Wang Da's fingers and putting it in his mouth. Ding Bingshen grabbed another finger of Wang Da, and the two nurses put the two children farther away again...

Xun You suddenly cried over there, and she was slapped by Qiu Jiming.

Qiu Jiming had just made Wang Hui cry a quarter of an hour ago.

Tao Jing hurried over to hold Qiu Jiming and reason with him.

Mi Hongmian smiled and said, "Ming Ge'er looks silent, but his hands and feet are the fastest, making it hard to guard against."

Everyone laughed.

Qiu Jiming waved his hand and admitted his mistake, "No more fighting, no more fighting."

He went to play with the two little sisters again, "I won't fight you, play with me."

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the maid from the main courtyard came to invite the grandmothers to the main courtyard for dinner.

The children were taken care of by the wet nurse to eat, drink milk and rest here.

As soon as everyone sat down in the flower hall, Lord Sun sent someone to deliver the news that he was summoned to the palace by the emperor in the morning, and Marshal Mi sent someone to send an urgent message back eight hundred miles away.

The southern expeditionary army completely wiped out the rebels in early May, and captured Li Song, his four sons, and eight rebel leaders who hid in the mountains on the tenth day of May.

All the rebel leaders were killed. Li Song's two grandsons were too young, so they were killed together with his daughter-in-law and son-in-law. Li Song and his four sons, six women, and three daughters will be escorted back to Beijing.

The advanced firearms played an indispensable role in the rapid elimination of the rebels...

Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Sun cried with joy.

Everyone congratulated them, and the sound of firecrackers rang out in the front yard for a long time.

After dinner, we watched a play. At 5 p.m., the guests left the house one after another.

Xun Xiang was going to take Sun Weijie to Kunning Palace to visit Queen Ye and stay there for a day.

Mi Honglan had just taken Xun Zhengru there two days ago.

The two pairs of mother and son took turns to accompany Queen Ye, which made her more fun.

Queen Ye also got the news and was sitting in Kunning Palace.

She took Sun Weijie from the nurse's arms and said with a smile, "Jie'er, your father is about to return to Beijing in triumph. Are you happy?"

Sun Weijie seemed to understand, waving his little fist and giggling, with a string of silver threads flowing from the corners of his mouth.

Meaning, happy, so happy that he drooled.

Queen Ye smiled and kissed him.

Every time Xun Xiang brought her son to the palace, the emperor would come to see him at night. He didn't come today. He and the prince discussed state affairs with several important ministers all night.

In August, the sweet osmanthus is fragrant and the autumn wind is refreshing.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the streets became lively at dawn, and people flocked to the streets that the Pingnan Army would pass through to occupy the best positions.

Yesterday, the Pingnan Army was stationed in the southern suburbs of the capital. Today, at noon, the Crown Prince and Prince Ji personally welcomed them to the capital at the city gate on behalf of the emperor.

Sun Yumu, wearing silver armor, walked in the first row with two other young and handsome generals. After several rows of soldiers, the Crown Prince and Prince Jing accompanied Marshal Mi.

Then came several rows of soldiers, followed by more than a dozen prisoner cars. The people in the prisoner cars were disheveled and expressionless.

Behind them were five thousand officers and soldiers.

Wherever the army went, there was a bustling crowd and flowers and hydrangeas were thrown as if they were free.

Almost all the flowers and hydrangeas of young girls and wives were thrown to Sun Yumu.

So far, the Xun Fu Ma era officially ended, and the Sun Yumu era began.

Sun Yumu became the most beautiful man in the Dali Dynasty.

Xun Xiang, Madam Sun, and several women from the third room were waiting anxiously in the main courtyard.

Today, even the old Marquis Sun was summoned to the Golden Palace to join the emperor and accompany some of the Pingnan army soldiers to the imperial banquet.

Empress Ye had revealed to Xun Xiang two days ago that Dali was going to set up a firearms camp and would appoint Sun Yumu as the deputy commander.

The firearms camp was not in the capital, more than a hundred miles away from the capital, so she couldn't go home every day.

Xun Xiang was a little reluctant, but she couldn't delay her husband's future. He went home once every ten days, and she could stay with him for a few days if she had nothing to do.

The plan of the Sun family's grandparents was that the ancestors of the Sun family were good at naval warfare, and they wanted Sun Yumu to be the next or next naval commander in the future.

Naval warfare was mainly based on firearms, and Sun Yumu's service in the firearms camp would be beneficial to his future.

At the beginning of the Si hour, a servant guarding the South Gate came back excitedly to report, "Madam, Princess, the army has entered the city. The prince is walking in the first row, and he is the most handsome of all the soldiers."

His words amused several female relatives.

Madam Sun smiled and said, "There is a reward, two taels of silver."

At the beginning of the Wu hour, a servant waiting on Yinque Street came back again to report, "The army has gone to the direction of the palace. Many people say that today, thousands of people are empty on the streets to see Sun Lang..."

Not to mention Madam Sun, Xun Xiang laughed out loud.

Madam Sun chuckled, "You are not big, but you are good at talking."

The servant laughed, "I dare not lie, the prince is really majestic and handsome, just like Erlang Shen in "Havoc in Heaven". The most flowers and hydrangeas are thrown on the prince."

Madam Sun smiled and said, "Reward, five taels of silver."

The servant was so happy that his eyes were full of smiles.

After lunch in the main courtyard, several people were reluctant to leave, wondering when Sun Yumu would be able to come back.

The long-serving attendant of Marquis Sun came back to report, "Madam, Princess, the Marquis said that the emperor would listen to Marshal Mi and the prince's report on the Pingnan affairs in the afternoon. The prince would have dinner in the palace and would probably return home at 10:00 p.m."

Xun Xiang and the people from the third room went back to their own courtyards.

Sun Weijie had fallen asleep in the arms of the wet nurse, and when they returned to the Purple Courtyard, they put him directly on the small bed in the west wing.

A few days ago, Nanny Wei and Nanny Wang suggested that since the prince was coming back, Jie should be allowed to live in the small cross courtyard.

Xun Xiang didn't want to.

She was lost in the small cross courtyard.

Sun Weijie couldn't be lost, but she already had a trauma.

It was agreed that if Sun Yumu was not at home, the child would live in the small bed in the bedroom. If Yumu was at home, the child would live in the small bed in the west wing.

Wait until he was three years old before moving to the cross courtyard.

Sun Weijie was very good-looking, white and strong, with shiny hair. He slept with his head tilted to one side, and the flesh on his fat face drooped down, making his little red mouth look even more upturned.

Xun Xiang bent down and kissed him.

Xun Xiang couldn't sleep, so she went to the study to read.

As night fell, the Zhenhai Marquis's Mansion was decorated with lights, and the lights were connected to the stars in the sky.

After dinner, Xun Xiang accompanied Madam Sun in the main courtyard and laughed.

At the end of the Xu hour, the maid from the outer courtyard came to report, "The old marquis, the marquis, and the prince have returned to the mansion. The prince has crossed the fire basin and went to the ancestral hall."

He had to go to the ancestral hall first to kneel down and worship his ancestors.

The people in the room were even happier.

After half an hour, the courtyard outside finally became lively.

The maid shouted, "The prince is back."

Little Jie had just finished feeding, babbling, and looking out the window with big eyes.

Xun Xiang's eyes were hot, and she picked up the child and smiled, "Daddy is back."

Little Jie shouted a few more times. He didn't know what a daddy was, but he was happy when his mother was happy.

Madam Sun had already shed tears.

Sun Yumu and Lord Sun walked into the house together.

Sun Yumu was wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, his skin color was darker, and he was thinner. Although he was still handsome, his temperament had changed.

Calm, tough, domineering... He was a heroic and cold guard before, and now he is a mighty and domineering general.

He came in and looked at Xun Xiang first, then walked to Madam Sun, knelt down and said, "Mother, my son has fulfilled his mission and defeated the rebels and is back."

Madam Sun had already stood up, hugged Sun Yumu and cried, "Mu'er, you are finally back. In the past year, mother has not eaten well or slept well, and she has been waiting anxiously..."

Xun Xiang and the maids and women in the room wiped their tears. Only Jie Ge'er stared at everyone in a daze, not knowing what happened.

Marquis Sun smiled and said, "Look at you, you can cry like this even for good things."

Madam Sun wiped her tears, looked at her son's face, and smiled, "Go see your wife and son."

Sun Yumu stood up and looked at Xun Xiang.

The young wife who has become a mother has not changed at all, she is still so bright and beautiful, with a smile like a flower.

This appearance overlaps with the beautiful figure in memory.

As long as he thought of her, even the cruelest and bloodiest scenes would be suppressed by this beautiful shadow, and his mood would calm down from extreme violence and panic...

He wanted to say a few words to Xun Xiang, but he was too embarrassed to say it, so his eyes slid to the chubby boy in Xun Xiang's arms.

He was staring at this strange uncle with wide eyes.

Sun Yumu walked over, "Xiangxiang, Jie'er."

Xun Xiang's eyes were misty, and she smiled, "Prince." She said to Sun Weijie in her arms, "This is Daddy."

Sun Yumu reached out to hold the child and put his mouth close to kiss him.

Sun Weijie was not shy, but this strange uncle was so scary that he was not used to kissing him right away. He held his face with his hand in disdain, tilted his little head, and pouted his mouth, as if he was about to cry.

Madam Sun laughed, "You are so serious, any child would be afraid."

Sun Yumu listened and smiled more deliberately.

The little guy still resisted his closeness.

Lord Sun smiled and said, "Yumu is tired all day, go back and rest." Seeing that his wife wanted to keep him, he said, "We'll talk tomorrow."

Madam Sun wanted to see if her son was injured, but after hearing what her husband said, she couldn't say anything more.

Sun Yumu held the child and returned to Zixia Courtyard with Xun Xiang.

The next day, the morning light was slightly revealed, and a few wisps of morning glow appeared in the eastern sky. Most people were still asleep, and only a few old women were busy in the courtyard.

Suddenly, two big eagles swooped down and landed in Zixia Courtyard. One spit out a Ganoderma lucidum from its big mouth, and the other spit the red apple in its big mouth on the ground, opened its mouth and howled "Gaga".

The surprised voices of Xun Xiang and Sun Yumu came from the small window.

"Fei Fei!"

"Shuang Shuang!"

Again, they said in unison, "You are back!"

This article is finished. Thank you for your company along the way. Qingquan's health started to deteriorate at the end of last year, and he was hospitalized again at the beginning of the year. The updates in the past six months have been very unstable. Thank you for your understanding and tolerance. . . Thank you for your support along the way!