Kong Yun and Fan Zhen stood at the door for a while and were about to knock.
Qin Xuanzhi walked out holding Tang Wan's hand.
Seeing the two standing at the door, Qin Xuanzhi fell silent, with a hint of uncertainty in his tone: "When did you two come?"
"General, we..." Kong Yun was about to tell him everything, but Fan Zhen covered his mouth with his hand. "We just got here not long ago. We just got here not long ago. I was just about to knock on the door when I didn't expect you to come out."
Fan Zhen had a smile on his face and looked very sincere.
Qin Xuanzhi glanced back and forth between the two of them, but couldn't find any flaws, so he nodded and said, "It's freezing cold, let's go to the study and talk about it."
"Yes." The two of them saluted respectfully and walked behind him, one on the left and one on the right.
Tang Wan was being held by him. Qin Xuanzhi originally wanted to hug her, but she didn't want to, so he had to give up the idea and hold her hand tightly.
Although it was cold and snowing, the ground was dry and not slippery, so he was not worried that she would slip.
Qin Xuanzhi grabbed the snow from the tree in his palm, rolled it into a snowball, and handed it to Tang Wan.
He had already seen that she wanted to play, but this thing was very cold, so he just took a small snowball to play with it.
This was the first time Tang Wan had seen snow in her life, so she couldn't help but feel excited.
The little snowball quickly melted under her warm fingertips, turning into a pool of water, and her fingertips were also frozen red.
She put her hand into Qin Xuanzhi's collar, and Kong Yun and Fan Zhen immediately widened their eyes.
Didn't the general dislike being touched? Especially around the neck. If anyone dared to touch him, a skin peeling would be the least of their trouble.
As expected, the lady is the general's treasure, and these soldiers are the general's weeds.
It’s really frustrating to compare yourself with others! ! ! ! !
About a quarter of an hour later, they finally sat down in the study and began to discuss today's affairs.
The warm charcoal fire dispelled the chill from his body. Qin Xuanzhi took a sip of the slightly bitter tea and said, "Tell me, what brought you here today?"
The two men set their eyes on Tang Wan, and the meaning in their eyes was very clear.
Although this is my wife, I don’t know her background well after all.
Qin Xuanzhi understood what they meant: "She is not an outsider, don't worry, just say whatever you want to say."
Although the two still felt that something was wrong, they would never object to the general's decisions.
So he nodded.
Kong Yun was the first to speak: "Your Majesty is becoming increasingly suspicious and has begun to distrust us."
Fan Zhen also echoed, "Yes, General, although His Majesty has not revoked your military power, the military pay has been sharply reduced by half. If this continues, the soldiers on the border may not even be able to afford warm clothes."
Kong Yun was a straightforward person. "I think His Majesty must have taken some elixirs and made himself stupid. He doesn't even trust our general, who is so wise and brave."
"Be careful with your words and don't speak ill of His Majesty." Qin Xuanzhi tightened his grip on the teacup, but he had to admit in his heart that Kong Yun was indeed not lying.
"General, even if you won't let me, I still want to say it. It's clearly you who made such a great contribution. He's just, just a member of the royal family. How can he be the emperor?"
"Although your majesty is suspicious, he is still a good monarch. In terms of governing the country, he is better than most monarchs."
"Kongyun, I know what you're thinking, but I'm really not interested in that position."
"I was like this before, even though I had no ties. Now that I have a wife and children, I will never plan to take that position. There's no need to talk about this anymore."
"But General..." Kong Yun frowned, with a look of grievance in his eyes that seemed to show that he was not worthy of the other party.
Their generals, both in civil and military affairs, are no better than that literary emperor in any way?
Can't govern a country? You can learn slowly. At least their general is very popular among the people. Who among the people hasn't heard of the name Qin Xuanzhi?
Which teahouse’s storyteller hasn’t told about his great achievements?
"Kong Yun!" Qin Xuanzhi's face had turned cold, and his icy eyes looked at him like two deep pools of water, making people shudder.
"Alright, alright, General, Kong Yun was just joking. Today is your birthday, and Kong Yun even made a special gift for you."
Tang Wan also followed suit and said, "Husband, it's your birthday today, you should be happy. It's just right that the two young men are here to celebrate your birthday. Why don't you stay and have dinner with us?"
Kong Yun's eyes lit up, and he no longer cared about being wronged or angry. He immediately showed an honest smile: "Thank you, ma'am. Then the two of us brothers will not be polite."
He hadn't eaten at the general's mansion for a long time. The general was a frugal man and usually only prepared three or two dishes, which were only enough for him alone. They didn't have this delicacy.
It seems that marrying a new wife does have some benefits. At least, he can stay and eat for free.
The food had been prepared long ago, and they were all Qin Xuanzhi's favorites.
Squirrel mandarin fish, lotus root and pork rib soup, Dongpo pork, steamed pork with rice flour, stir-fried vegetables, etc.
At a glance, there are roughly about ten dishes.
"So many dishes today?"
Qin Xuanzhi's tone was cautious, fearing Tang Wan would misinterpret his meaning, so he continued to explain, "I didn't mean to say anything bad. I just mean that with only four of us, it would be a waste if we couldn't finish it and threw it away."
"General, we can finish it!" Kong Yun looked at these dishes with shining eyes.
It's no exaggeration. When Tang Wan saw him, her eyes lit up and she swallowed her saliva with gulps.
"Since this young man has said that he can finish it, General, there is no need to worry. Let's eat."
After washing their hands, they started eating.
As Kong Yun tasted it, he exclaimed, "It's so delicious! I must eat more."
Fan Zhen felt ashamed and slapped him on the back of the head: "Focus on eating, eating can't stop you from talking."
Tang Wan smiled and said, "It's okay. We're all family. There's no need to be so restrained."
After Tang Wan finished her meal, she was the first to leave the table.
She knew that if they stayed here, none of them would have fun, so it would be better to go out and watch the snow.
After she left, Fan Zhen was no longer restrained and ate his food with big mouthfuls.
"General, today is your birthday. I'd like to toast you." Fan Zhen's face was flushed, and it was obvious that he had drunk too much.
"General, today is your birthday, which only comes once a year. You won't drink tea instead of wine?" Kong Yun was just watching the fun and acting like a jerk.
Qin Xuanzhi took the wine glass, with a cold face, and drank it all in one gulp.
He blinked, and a layer of mist quickly appeared in his eyes, and his face gradually turned red.
After one stick of incense, Qin Xuanzhi was completely drunk.
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