"Your name is Qingyun, right?

He seems quite well-behaved, so let's sit down and talk first.

Mr. Chong Er, you also sit down."

Although Empress Dowager Feng has experienced three dynasties, she is not yet in her 60s, but her eyes are still full of energy.

As soon as her eyes fell to Mulan, Chong Er naturally understood. He couldn't help but blushed with embarrassment. He walked over step by step and saluted the three of them respectively without daring to say a word. He sat beside Mulan like a little daughter-in-law.

Although Qingyun was nervous, his heart was clear.

When he saw Empress Dowager Feng speaking, she knelt down with a thud and clasped her fists in greeting.

"Qingyun paid tribute to the great scholar,

The eldest brother Yuan Faseng often mentioned how great the great master was in the past, but today he finally met the great master himself.

General Mulan is well!

Governor Hu is here well!"

After saying this, he flicked his hem and stood up gracefully. Without waiting for anyone to greet him, he picked a futon and sat on the floor.

This set of operations not only takes into account etiquette, but also does not appear too worldly, is chic and coherent, and has no stage fright.

The old Queen Mother nodded frequently.

"Well, this kid Yuan Faseng is good at making friends and has really good taste.

I was a little surprised that he could become sworn sworn friends with you.

When I see him today, he will know why.

I also met your father once before, and it is true that a tiger father has no dog son."

When Qingyun heard the other party suddenly mention his father, his heart tightened, and he suddenly remembered that the old woman in front of him had also been one of his father's assassination targets that day.

The change in his face was naturally noticed by Empress Dowager Feng.

But she remained unmoved and continued,

"Since you have come to Houshan, you may need to stay longer. This is what Governor Hu just wanted.

I keep you here not because I am afraid that you will reveal my secret.

What is currently making these juniors fuss is that although my behavior is not known to the whole world, it is not a big secret either.

In fact, the young hero has many past events that he wants to find out, and it is up to you to find the truth on your own.

When you met Xiao Jingling a few days ago, you didn't mention your father on purpose, right?

If you take the initiative to talk to him about the past, there should be a lot more to talk about.

It is more credible if he tells you some causes and effects than if I tell you.

This is the main reason why I see you in person today.

As for other matters in this mortal world, two generals will explain it to you."

The more Qingyun listened, the more confused he became. What does his father's death in an attempted assassination of the Northern Emperor have to do with Xiao Jingling of the Southern Dynasty?

He thought so in his heart that he couldn't help but ask.

Empress Dowager Feng had a kind face, as if she was in a calm state, silently reciting scriptures, smiling and saying nothing.

General Mulan, who was sitting at the bottom, leaned forward to answer,

"Master, I'm tired today.

What she should say has been made very clear.

What happened to your father back then also had a big impact on the lord.

After understanding the warmth and coldness of human nature, I came up with the idea of ​​being born later.

Qing Xiaoxia can move freely in the back mountain during this period.

If you really want to learn more about what happened back then, you might as well chat more with Xiao Jingling.

That past incident has been held in his heart for a long time.

Now that Qing Yihan's descendant is here, he will definitely not be able to help but take the initiative to talk to you.

Hey, here is my token,

If you hold it, no one will make things difficult for you in the mountains behind.

But if you want to leave, you have to ask Governor Hu what he wants, it is not up to me to make the decision."

Hu Shiyu hesitated a few times without comment.

Qingyun smiled knowingly. He had long understood that it was difficult to get in and out of Longtan.

Since Empress Dowager Feng and General Mulan both believed that they could learn the secrets of their father's assassination from Xiao Jingling, they might as well stay there for a few days before making plans.

So he remained calm and reached out to take the token handed over by General Mulan.

That token is just an ordinary bronze medal,

One side is engraved with three insect and bird seal characters "Wind and Moon Lord".

On the other side are six characters, using a square stele style——

"Flower of General Wei Xiaolie".

When Qingyun saw these six words, his smile suddenly froze.

He studied and read with Uncle Chen since he was a child. He has dabbled in the Four Books and Five Classics, and various schools of thought, and he prides himself on his ability to read and write.

But among the six characters in front of him, he actually didn't recognize one. Obviously, this character should be General Mulan's surname.

It would be rude to mispronounce such a key word, so he took the sign with a sad face and did not dare to say a word, for fear of making any mistakes.

Empress Dowager Feng seemed to be in deep concentration, but she was actually peering at Qingyun with her old eyes narrowed. Seeing his current appearance, her two withered lips suddenly stuck forward, as if she was trying her best not to laugh out loud.

General Mulan seemed to have known this for a long time, with a slightly sarcastic smile on his lips.

If we only talk about age, she is a bit older than Queen Mother Feng, but her narrow smile does not show any trace of old-fashionedness.

"My surname is indeed a bit uncommon. I don't think Brother Lai Qing recognizes it."

When Chong Er saw General Mulan's smiling profile, his heart swayed, and his feelings did not diminish.

It was rare for him to see Mulan so interested, and he wanted to hear more of what she had to say, so he played the side drum.

"This little kid is so simple, so don't show off.

Nowadays, it’s rare for anyone to listen to you talk about the past, why don’t you let them fully understand?”

General Mulan glanced at Empress Dowager Feng and saw that the latter couldn't help laughing and nodded frequently, and then spoke,

"It's really a long story to talk about the surname Laoshen.

My surname is Hua (the author’s case: what is the pronunciation here, see the note at the end of the volume). This word is rare and tight, and it is actually created by our ancestors.

The ancestor of the Hua family is after General He Miao, a charioteer of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

At that time, General He Miao and his brother went to kill ten eunuchs in order to eliminate harm to the country. They were tabooed by traitors and brought disaster to the entire clan.

In order to avoid disaster, the ancestors changed their names and surnames. They took the sound of the word he, which means nursery, and borrowed the word "hua" (the author's case: before the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was no word "hua", so if you talk about flowers, you must call them "hua"), and created the word "hua".

The Hua family was not considered a prominent family until this dynasty.

It was just that in his early years, the old man's deeds of joining the army in place of his father were investigated by Emperor Taiwu. In order to show his kindness, he ordered Hua to be sent to Pingcheng.

At that time, Emperor Taiwu did not recognize this word, so he casually pronounced it as Hua Shi Zhi Hua.

Although I later realized that I was wrong, how could I change my words?

He gave this flower character to the king of flowers, the peony newly cultivated by the Chinese craftsman in Luoyang at that time.

Flower and Hua have the same sound, so it was decided.

In order to avoid the embarrassment of the old man, Emperor Taiwu gave him the same surname as the country.

All official edicts and official seals are called the Wei family, and private handwritten documents are still called the Hua family."

When Queen Mother Feng heard this, she suddenly opened her eyes, sighed and added,

"Emperor Taiwu really valued General Hua very much at that time, so he naturally had some thoughts that General Hua could not express clearly.

General Hua's attitude was very decisive at that time. Once her heart opened, it would be difficult to change it.

He rushed to the Golden Palace in front of Emperor Taiwu and swore an oath to be loyal to the country and never marry.

This is such a pity that Mr. Chong Er next to me,

He was famous as a swordsman in those days, and he was also a leading figure in the world.

It was only because I fell in love with General Hua, who vowed not to marry, that I wasted my youth."

Mr. Chong Er, who was standing by, felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this. His face was stained with red, and his body inadvertently moved to the outside twice.

Empress Dowager Feng pretended not to notice and continued to talk.

"Actually, the most pity is that General Hua holds the Chinese sword in his hand.

When Emperor Xianwen was in power, under Lao Shen’s strong persuasion,

Emperor Xianwen adopted a boy from the noble Wei family of Dai to inherit the mantle of General Hua, and his mother served General Hua.

That is Wei Xian, the famous flower sword general in the army today.

Two years ago, I heard that Wei Xian gave birth to a fat boy, nicknamed Changshou.

Although General Hua has a grandson, he has never even seen him because of his old age.
Chapter completed!