During the meeting with Ayu's family, Uncle Ji's words seemed to slap the young master in the face. One person promised to vent his anger on Ayu's behalf, and the other immediately explained and pretended.

The little princess is used to it, or is she too young to hear it?

In the eyes of outsiders, Uncle Ji was suspected of being a slave and deceiving his master. Niu Ping was a farmer and had little knowledge, but he was not stupid. After leaving the general's mansion and getting on his flat-bed donkey cart, he expressed his doubts to his wife and mother-in-law.

out.

After hearing this, the mother and daughter smiled nonchalantly, and Ayu told him:

"It's always been like this in the mansion. The princess is young. Although she's smart, she has little experience and doesn't think about the problem thoroughly enough. The general asked her to listen to Manager Ji in everything."

So that's it, Niu Ping suddenly nodded.

"You two, remember," Ayu's mother interjected, "We want to keep the affairs of the nobles in our stomachs, and we must never try to cling to the powerful. When gods fight, mortals suffer. In the eyes of the nobles, we and others

Worse than ants.

Today, the relationship between host and guest has been settled in the host's family. From now on, you two can live peacefully. Don't mention the past things to others to avoid disaster."

"Yes, grandma."

Next, the young couple happily discussed their future living arrangements and drove a donkey cart to the market to look at the shops.

…

After seeing off Ayu's family, Yuan Zhao looked at the deserted courtyard from the corridor, holding the jade ring given by Ayu in his hand, feeling as if he had lost it. Since leaving the palace, except for her family who would give her gifts, no one else had given her anything.

Ayu was the first one and felt a little bit.

Alas, the bustling house in the past has lost my father and third brother, as well as Luo Yan and others. Ayu and her daughter have also left, and it has become much deserted in an instant.

She lowered her head and looked at the jade ring in her hand. The quality was average, the carving was rough, and the lines were polished to be smooth. She was not afraid to touch it when playing with it. Given Ayu's family background, it was not easy to find such a piece of jade, and it was hard for her.

"Princess, it's time to go back to Moyuan and copy the books." Uncle Ji next to him urged, "Wei Shi is about to listen to Taoist Master Gongzhi's lecture. We are in a hurry and cannot delay it."

When she learned that a visitor was coming this morning, Mr. Wu allowed her to take a half-day break and only gave her the assignment of copying books. It was obviously intended to let the students take advantage of the opportunity to be lazy. As for himself, he went to the local chess club to find someone.

Went to play chess.

The student is smart and the gentleman does things easily and comfortably.

It was not the right time, which was equivalent to the so-called 14:00 in the afternoon in the dream. Yuan Zhao looked up at the sky outside the eaves. Well, the sky was clear and the clouds were light and the wind was light. It was a good weather for copying books.

"Uncle Ji, did my father ask you to find the embroiderer?" She asked casually while playing with the jade ring.

"I'm looking for you," Ji Wu said truthfully. "Master Hou asked me to find an embroiderer who is very good at embroidery. But in small places like Nanzhou, there are embroiderers all over the place, but there are not many good ones. I'm afraid it will take some time."

Haha, Xiao Yuanzhao, who had a serious expression, changed his face instantly, looked back and smiled at him:

"My father is right, I must find the best one! Her embroidery skills should not be inferior to those in the capital, so that I won't be laughed at when I return to the capital!"

Each place has its own customs. No matter how good the embroidery skills of Nanzhou City are, if their creativity and style are different from the habits of people in the capital, it will not be considered good.

Such an embroiderer needs to go back to the capital to find the most suitable one.

Hey, if it can be postponed for a while, it will be a while.

"No." Ji Wu agreed with a smile, "If the princess feels at ease, please return to Moyuan as soon as possible to copy books and practice calligraphy. I will send you some fruits and snacks to relieve your boredom."

"Okay, add a pot of iced milk tea." There are small balls. She and the cook studied the ones made with lotus root starch and glutinous rice flour. Yuan Zhao patted the non-existent dust on his clothes with his little hands, turned around and was about to leave, refreshed.

Suddenly he looked back,

"By the way, where are Luo Yan and the others? Where is Xiong?"

Hey, the little ancestor is still thinking about it, Ji Wu replied with a normal expression:

"Guard Luo and the others participated in a bear hunt a few days ago. They failed in their studies and were injured. They have returned to the guard camp to retrain."

As for the bears, I did hunt two. One was given to the three rangers to take back to Yansai City to receive the reward, and the other was returned to the General's Mansion. Together with the tiger, we found someone to deal with it, and in the future the meat and fur were sent back to the capital to be presented to the Holy One.

Luo Yan and others were young and would inevitably be injured in their first guerrilla fight with ferocious beasts, so it was not worth mentioning.

"No one died, right?" Yuan Zhao asked concerned.

"not dead."

One of the teenagers was seriously injured and almost died. Fortunately, Luo Yan and Wu Xi blocked him, and Wu Xi was slightly injured.

The rest of the people were all affected, varying in severity.

There were no casualties among the adult guards, and the three rangers were relieved. It was not serious, so they quickly ran back to Yansai and called for someone to carry the bear back to the streets.

Yanshu has a vast territory, a small population, and not much cultivated land.

There are deep mountains and dense forests everywhere, and wild animals often appear and harm nearby residents and destroy crops. Although Nanzhou and Yansai are adjacent to it, they have a large population. Most of the animals that usually infest crops are wolves, wild boars, weasels and other wild animals.

But there are very few bears and tigers. For some reason, three beasts have appeared near the city and village recently.

Nowadays, everyone in the two cities is in danger. It is reported that officials in Yansai and Nanzhou are actively recruiting rangers and sending them and soldiers into the mountains in batches to search. They will have a veritable knock on the mountain to shake the tiger and drive those ferocious beasts back to Yanshu.

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"They didn't come to my General's Mansion?" Yuan Zhao looked surprised, he couldn't see Mount Tai!

Ah, where is Mount Tai? Oh, in a dream, but it cannot be said.

"The Nanzhou government has discussed this matter with its subordinates." The other party did not want to alarm the garrison and begged the marquis to send personal soldiers to help. "The garrison cannot be moved except for invasion by foreign enemies or to quell chaos. The personal soldiers are responsible for protecting the general's palace and will not participate in the government's actions.

"

Avoid being accused of gathering together people, collecting scattered soldiers, and waiting for opportunities to rebel.

No, before the guards hunted the bears, they entered the mountains quietly without any fanfare or notification to the two local governments, in order to avoid suspicion.

Ji Wu never hid such important matters from the little princess. As a child of the Marquis' family, simplicity is not allowed.

"Princess, it's not very peaceful in Yanshu, Yansai and Nanzhou recently. The Marquis and Young Master Li can't be distracted, so you should stop sneaking out." Ji Wu persuaded her earnestly, even using threats, "

Unless you are too busy..."

Are you free? No problem, go find the embroiderer right away.

"...I didn't say I was free." Really, Yuan Zhao glanced at him with disgust, "When did I sneak away? I sneaked away openly..."

While muttering, he put his hands behind his back like an old-fashioned Mr. Wu, and stepped into the Moyuan used for teaching to do his homework.

Ji Wu was left standing there, sighing helplessly, and told the soldiers in various positions in the mansion to be careful, especially keeping an eye on Moyuan, ah no, any courtyard where the young master is present must be watched closely by him!

Don't worry, there are no dog holes in the house and the population is simple. It will be obvious if you hide on the roof.

In the past few days, Yuan Zhao has been staying peacefully in the house.

Ji Wu was still worried, so he arranged for two adult female guards to squat in the courtyard day and night, never leaving her. It didn't matter, she walked and sat upright, why should she be afraid of people following her, inseparable?

Since she couldn't go out, whenever she had free time, she and Mr. Wu would cook around the house and study new recipes.

As for Master Gongzhi, Taoist priest, he is usually nowhere to be seen except during class time.
Chapter completed!