On how to make the big cat sleep obediently [Time Travel]

"The Shark Emperor, is the Shark Emperor who can live on the shore?"

When Xiaonian heard the words, he couldn't figure out for a moment why the birth of a new Merman Emperor in the sea would attract the action of the Jizhou court.

"Although the number of sharks is small, they are very powerful. They are not afraid of monsters in the sea, but sharks also have natural enemies."

It turns out that after a female shark gives birth to a cub, because the gill system of the cub is not fully developed, it has to go to the sea surface to take a breath every once in a while, so it is very easy to be attacked by the monsters above the sea.

The power of the Merman Emperor is like the martial arts of the Jizhou royal family. It can restrain demons and protect the cubs of the tribe. Therefore, the Merman Clan who owns the Merman Emperor will usually become stronger until they control the entire sea area.

However, due to the aging or death of its lord, the merman race that originally owned the merman emperor gradually declined, and then was replaced by a new race, or even expelled.

Since Shaohai is not like the Yellow Sea, which only has one side close to the mainland, but is surrounded by land, it can be said that this sea area is a place where a small number of mermaids and humans on land have a close intersection.

Although there were occasional frictions between the two sides in history, most of the time the relationship between the Yuren people of Shaohai and the people of Jizhou and Qingzhou was quite harmonious, at least most of the time the well water did not interfere with the river water.

However, since a new Shark Emperor was born, without knowing the details of the other party's temperament, it meant that the situation at sea was still unclear.

In case the shark emperor is violent by nature, it is not impossible for the sea ban incident that occurred in the history of Jizhou to occur.

"If the new merman emperor is aggressive and dislikes people, and makes the mermen attack fishing and merchant ships at sea, there will be a sea ban period."

In the water, human beings have no advantage over the sharks. If they are regarded as the target of attack by the opponent, there is almost no possibility of survival.

The so-called forbidden sea period means that fishing boats and merchant ships are not allowed to go out to sea during the time when the Mermaid race is giving birth to the next generation.

Only during the few months when the merman race gives birth to offspring every year, due to the preciousness of the cubs, the merman race, especially the race without a merman emperor, will do their best to protect them.

At this time, the merman did not have the energy to attack human ships, so as long as they avoided their activities, they would be relatively safe.

"There is a new Merman Emperor born in Shaohai, and it is possible to send people from my fiefdom to Jizhou to meet the emperor." Liu Yu looked at Xiaonian and said, "If this is the case, I will most likely be recalled to Tianjing."

At the time when Prince Yu died of illness, it was the time when Xu's daughter assassinated the emperor's heir and was imprisoned in the cold palace. , but it will inevitably hurt your vitality.

At that time, neither the Emperor of Jizhou nor the Xu family wanted Prince Yu to benefit from it, so they sent him to the northern border, in the name of stabilizing the situation, but in fact it was to clean up the mess.

If it weren't for Liu Xuan's treasonous conspiracy, the emperor would have found a way to delay the crowning of the county king, and the struggle between the sons and concubines in the northern border would continue, and Prince Yu was still spending time in the three counties of Huai'an at the moment.

Now that the northern border is stable, seeing that Prince Yu and King Kuijun have become "closer", the Emperor of Jizhou and the Queen Mother who are now "shaking hands to make peace" naturally don't want Liu Yu to stay in the northern border any longer, and take this opportunity to find Prince Yu back Jing, this is the perfect opportunity.

It can be said that no matter whether the Yurenhuang sent his people to Jizhou or not, Prince Yu would at least return to the fief and be responsible for supervising the coast of Shaohai.

Only in this way, Xiaonian needs to consider whether to return to Tianjing with Liu Yu, or to stay in the north to deal with the affairs of Yannian Hall.

For Xiaonian, he misses his grandfather and the others very much. If Prince Yu is recalled to Beijing this time, then he can be reunited with them, which is naturally a good thing.

Of course, it does not rule out that the Yuren clan did not go ashore, Liu Yu went to the fiefdom, and now is not the time to move his family to Liyang, so Xiaonian and Prince Yu still have to be separated from his family, but not so far away, They still see each other occasionally.

But Yanniantang has just started, especially the aromatherapy room. Although Cangzhu and Cassia have learned some real skills, it is somewhat reluctant for them to maintain the aromatherapy room without the care of the master. If so, it is also irresponsible to the patient.

If Xiaonian chooses to stay, not only will he not be able to see his grandfather, but he will also be separated from Liu Yu for a long time, which seems unbearable.

No matter how you look at it, how to choose, it seems to be a dilemma, which makes Xiaonian feel very embarrassed.

"This is news from my fiefdom. It will take a few days for Beijing to get the news. It will take some time until Liu Xin makes arrangements to call me back. Let's think about it slowly."

From Liu Yu's point of view, he naturally didn't want to be separated from Xiaonian, but he knew how much Xueling Pharmacy and Yanniantang had cost Xiaonian, so he didn't put any pressure on Xiaonian. Make your own choice.

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The little tiger cubs don't know Xiaonian's entangled mentality now. They only know that his brother's medical clinic seems to be on the right track, so he is not as busy as before. He can play with them every day except watching them read and write. For a long time.

"Aww, ow~" The little tiger cub saw Xiaonian suddenly holding the ribbon still and became dazed, and immediately rushed over to hug his hand, making noises while rubbing against him, trying to attract his attention.

Zai Zai followed behind it, using its small claws to continue to pull the immobile ribbon, as if trying to make it move again with its own strength, but unfortunately it failed, so it raised its small head and looked at its brother , seems to be hoping that it can "wake up" my brother.

Xiaonian felt itchy when his finger was held in the mouth of the tiger cub, and then licked by its little tongue. He was thinking about going home, but he immediately returned to reality.

Seeing that his brother was finally looking at him again, the little tiger cub swept its tail happily, but it did not let go of Xiaonian's hand in a hurry, but hugged it even tighter, and the whole tiger was hung on Xiaonian's arm, letting it Xiaonian felt heavy.

Xiaonian patted its little butt lightly, and said with a smile: "Come down obediently, brother will take you to play in the yard."

Because of the matter of the merman race, his mind has been distracted these two days, and he can only concentrate when he is seeing a patient or taking the cub to the yard.

For the little tiger cubs, as long as their elder brother is with them, there is actually no essential difference between playing in the yard and fluttering ribbons on the couch, but seeing that the elder brother is "interested", they express that they want to spoil him, so they immediately jumped off Arhat couch, ran to the door in a desperate manner, showing his support for his brother with actions.

The courtyard of the Governor's Mansion is obviously not as big as that of Prince Yu's Mansion, and it's not even as interesting as his Wanfeng Garden, but after staying in the North for such a long time, it would be a lie to say that he has no feelings at all.

It took him and Liu Yu several nights to guard the little tiger cub climbing under the locust tree in the courtyard.

Watching the little tiger cubs having fun in the yard, Xiaonian followed him down the steps. It was already the beginning of summer in Xing'an, and it wasn't very hot yet. The sun was shining brightly, making people feel very comfortable.

Xiaonian looked at everything he was already familiar with in the yard, and then he realized that it seemed that since he met Liu Yu, they had not lived a very "stable" life. They moved and went out every now and then, even to such a distant place.

Even if they came to the northern border, they almost visited the three counties of Huai'an.

During this period, apart from being a little homesick, Xiaonian didn't really feel that he was homeless. It was probably because Liu Yu and the little tiger cubs were by his side.

——Although Yanniantang means a lot to him, in the final analysis, his family is more important to him.

So if he had to make a choice, of course he would choose his family... But if he had to choose between Liu Yu and his grandfather, it would be really impossible.

When returning to Beijing this time, there is still a very real problem that needs to be solved - he has not told his grandfather about the current relationship between him and Liu Yu.

According to the customs of Jizhou, when men reach the seventeenth or eighth, they have to consider lifelong affairs. They often start a family, marry a wife and have children, and carry on the family line in the year when they reach the crown.

Xiaonian spent his life in the north, and now he is going to be nineteen, not far from Jiguan.

Although my grandfather hadn't mentioned this matter in the letter, Xiaonian always had a premonition that after Xiaohuai's first birthday, my aunt would be able to come out and walk around a lot. With her love for her son and nephew, Xiaoling and her nephew were bound to be separated. His marriage is always in his heart.

Thinking about it this way, Xiaonian is still a little apprehensive and scared about returning to Beijing, because he still doesn't know how to tell his grandfather, and he doesn't know how his grandfather will react when he hears it.

Originally, I thought it would take a year and a half, but I didn't expect to face this difficult problem so soon.

An ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws. Prince Yu is handsome and mighty, definitely not an "ugly daughter-in-law", but he is a man, and in the hearts of the elders, it may be more difficult to accept than an "ugly daughter-in-law".

What's more, with Xiaonian's understanding of his grandfather, once he knew that he was with Prince Yu, he would definitely worry about whether their relationship would hurt Xiaonian.

He was not afraid that the Emperor Jizhou would break them up, nor was he afraid that the Empress Dowager Xu would break them up, but he was very afraid that his grandfather would disapprove.

Thinking of this, Xiaonian walked under the locust tree, looked up at the cubs who had already climbed on the first tree branch, he held the tree trunk and reminded them: "Baby, be careful, don't jump!"

The little tiger cubs originally wanted to jump up and down on the branches, but they immediately became calm after hearing their brother's warning. They sat on the branches and felt the wind blowing in the early summer, making the leaves rustle.

When Prince Yu walked into the yard, he saw his little doctor sitting on the ground under the locust tree with the little tiger cubs in his arms, and was telling them the story of the praying mantis catching the cicada and the oriole behind.

"There is a tree in the courtyard, and there is a cicada on it. The cicada lives high to drink the dew, and does not know that the mantis is behind it; Pecking at the praying mantis, but not knowing that the projectile is under it. These three all want to gain immediate benefits, regardless of the troubles behind them."

It turned out that the little guy caught a praying mantis in the yard just now, and Xiaonian told them the story when he saw it.

Seeing Liu Yu came back, he handed the cub in his arms to him, Xiaonian stood up and patted the dust off his body, and walked into the room with him.

Sensing that Liu Yu was a little too silent, Xiaonian asked, "What's the matter...could it be news from Beijing?"

Sure enough, Liu Yu replied: "The Empress Dowager ordered me to return to Beijing quickly, saying that it was my birthday and she wanted to see me."

Xiaonian was a little surprised when he heard the words—it wasn't the Emperor Jizhou who ordered Liu Yu to go back because of the Yuren Emperor?

Liu Yu seems to have guessed Xiaonian's doubts: "The mermaid tribe in Shaohai has not moved. If this is used as a reason to make me return to Beijing or go to the fiefdom, it will be unfair."

There is a custom in Jizhou that "men don't celebrate the ninth day, and women don't celebrate the tenth", so the queen mother doesn't celebrate her full birthday, and today happens to be a false year. It is very reasonable for Liu Yu to return to Beijing in the name of her elders missing Prince Yu.

"The Empress Dowager Xu is willing to come forward and issue this decree. Apart from wanting me to leave the northern border, she should have some kind of promise from Liu Xin."

Liu Yu glanced at the dying mantis that had been "ravaged" by the tiger cub, and continued, "We pack up and prepare to return to Beijing."