After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a young man wearing metallic black armor and a sword on his belt hurried out. He glanced at the five young men standing in the distance. All five of them were wearing sky-blue robes, long swords on their waists, and Dengyun shoes on their feet. They looked very heroic and extraordinary.
Situ Yi looked at the five people and spotted Lu Zifeng at a glance. There was no other reason, just because he looked about 50% similar to his uncle, but they had different temperaments. He walked forward and clasped his fists.
"Hello brothers. My name is Situ Yi. Let's go in and meet the Marshal first, then we'll talk."
Lu Zifeng clasped his fists in return and said, "Greetings, Brother Situ."
Situ Yi led a few people all the way smoothly and directly into the headquarters of the central army commander. "General, the people have been brought here."
Lu Zifeng and his companions stood outside the tent without looking around, and only heard a voice coming from inside, which was deep and majestic.
"Come in."
When they entered the big tent, they saw His Royal Highness Prince Jing sitting at the top of the tent, looking at them. Lu Zifeng stepped forward and saluted.
"I, Lu Zifeng, have come with my brothers to join the army. I hope the Marshal will grant us your blessing."
Prince Jing looked at Lu Zifeng with a smile. This boy might be his nephew, the biological nephew of his princess. However, this matter needed to be verified, so it was not suitable to be made public for the time being.
"Well, you're not bad, I was wondering if you would come, but I didn't expect you to actually come."
"In reply to the Marshal, as Dayu men, we brothers have no choice but to go to the battlefield and kill the Tatars. As the saying goes, every man has his share of responsibility for the fate of his country."
After hearing what Lu Zifeng said, King Jing burst into laughter. "Good, good boy, you are worthy of being a descendant of the Lu family. You have the spirit of your ancestors."
Lu Zifeng was stunned when he heard this, blinked, and looked at King Jing in confusion. Why hadn't he heard that his own ancestors had such courage? He hadn't heard that any of the Lu family's ancestors were very powerful.
When King Jing finished speaking, he also realized that he had gone too far. The matter still needed to be verified, so it was not appropriate to talk about it now. However, he had just spoken out of turn, so he hurriedly said.
"Haha, Lu Zifeng, I plan to assign you to the White Tiger Camp as a soldier. You and the others will be treated the same way. You should know that in this army, everything depends on your own ability. I will promote and reward those who have ability, but you are not allowed to show favoritism, do you understand?"
Lu Zifeng and his brothers had discussed what King Jing said in the past few days. They all knew that once they entered the army, they had to rely on themselves to fight for everything. If they made merit on the battlefield, everything would be possible. Therefore, they were not disappointed, but instead their enterprising spirit was aroused.
Lu Zifeng joined the army very smoothly, but Tan Yunniang in Luzhou Prefecture was very worried. Although she did not stop her eldest son from joining the army, she always had to think about whether her son had good food and accommodation in the army, whether he was injured, and whether he received timely medical treatment if he was injured. As a result, she quickly lost weight in a short time.
Seeing his wife so worried, Lu Mingyuan regretted letting his eldest son join the army. But now he has left, and perhaps the child is already in the barracks. So it is too late to say anything. He can't let his son become a deserter!
In desperation, he decided to take his wife and daughter to Lujia Village. There were many sisters-in-law there, and he thought that with more people to talk to, she wouldn't have to worry about her son anymore! He did it as he thought. The next day, Lu Mingyuan took Tan Yunniang and Lu Zixuan back to Lujia Village.
In fact, since Lu Zifeng and her family arrived in Luzhou Prefecture, she seldom returned to Lujia Village. One reason was that she had just moved to Luzhou Prefecture and had a lot of things to do. Another reason was that there were a lot of servants in the house, and she had to learn how to manage the household from two maids. She also had to take care of her parents-in-law and children, especially her two younger sons Lu Ziyan and Lu Zimo. Later, Qi Hao was added. The three were studying at Mingshan Academy, so since she went to the prefecture, she had never returned to Lujia Village.
The carriage did not cause a sensation when it entered Lujia Village, because everyone in Lujia Village now knew who the carriage belonged to. However, today they did not know that it was Tan Yunniang who brought her daughter back. They all thought that it was old man Lu Lancheng or Lu Mingyuan who came?
Tan Yunniang got off the carriage and liked the spacious and bright house in front of her very much. Because it was located in Jiangnan and other places, the house was built in the style of Jiangnan and other places, with white walls and gray tiles, and green willows in the courtyard. It was much more beautiful than the house built in Bingzhou Prefecture in the north. It had a touch of the smallness and exquisiteness unique to Jiangnan, and lacked the grandeur of the houses built in the north.
"Yunniang, how is it? This was built by the craftsmen that Feng Ge'er found through the prefect. We even have a courtyard inside. I personally supervised the construction. Come on, let's go in and see if we like it."
After a period of training by the two maids, Lu Zixuan now has the temperament of a lady from a noble family. She stood quietly aside, glanced at her parents who were showing their affection, and said nothing. Instead, she winked at her little maid Zizhu.
"Come on, let's go in and pay our respects to our grandparents first!"
Under Zizhu's guidance, Lu Zixuan came all the way to the central courtyard, where the old couple Lu Lancheng lived. There were five main rooms in the north of the courtyard, a two-room room on each of the left and right sides, and three side rooms on the east and west sides. The old couple and a dozen servants were fully occupied.
Before Lu Zixuan entered the courtyard, Mrs. Xu, who was sitting in the main hall, heard that her granddaughter had arrived. She was very happy and said, "Oh, I haven't seen my granddaughter for several days. Aunt Chen, please ask someone to bring some Shuiyun cakes made in the kitchen. Xuan'er loves it the most."
Nanny Chen smiled and said, "I understand. I'll go right away. The Second Miss is so lucky to have a grandmother like you who loves her so much."
"Haha, you old bastard just know how to make me happy. Go quickly, I'll go pick up my granddaughter too."
Lu Zixuan brought Zizhu, Qingzhu, and Aunt Liu into the courtyard, and saw her grandmother standing at the second gate waiting for her. She smiled and said, "Xuan'er greets Grandma. Hello, Grandma."
Xu smiled lovingly, reached out and stroked Lu Zixuan's little head and said, "Oh, I haven't seen you for a while. Grandma's little Xuan'er has grown taller. She looks much taller than before!"
Lu Zixuan was very happy when her grandmother said that she had grown taller. She smiled at Xu and said, "Grandma, I have grown taller. My daughter was very jealous of me the other day."
The "Nannan" that Lu Zixuan mentioned is the youngest daughter of Nan Qingyun, the prefect of Luzhou. She is only nine years old this year, only one year older than Lu Zixuan. Lu Zixuan is eight years old this year, so the two little girls get together every two or three days. Either Nannan visits the Lu family, or Lu Zixuan visits the prefect's house.
Tan Yunniang was very much in favor of the two little girls playing together. After all, the Lu family had just arrived in Luzhou Prefecture and didn't know any other families. Lu Zixuan lived in the prefecture and didn't have any close friends to play with.
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