Liu Mingzhi took out the key from his pocket and opened the door, then walked directly into the study with the lantern in his hand.
"go in."
Liu Chengzhi nodded slightly and followed, also carrying a lantern.
"Dad, is what you want to tell your child important? Do you need to close the door?"
Upon hearing his son's question, Mr. Liu waved his hand without looking back.
"No, it'll be fine in a moment."
"Yes, my child knows."
Liu Chengzhi nodded lightly and immediately followed him.
"Dad, why did you bring the child here?"
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Liu Chengzhi with a faint smile, walked to the desk, stopped, took out a match and lit the candle on the desk.
Then, he opened the drawer in the middle of the desk and took out a seal box from the drawer.
"Chengzhi."
"The child is here."
Young Master Liu held the printing box in his hands, looked at it sadly, and then handed it to Liu Chengzhi with a faint smile.
"Bad boy, let's go on."
When Liu Chengzhi saw the printing box handed to him by his father, his expression suddenly froze.
He has been with Mr. Liu for so many years, so of course he knows very well what is in the printing box.
The jade seal passed down to the country.
That national jade seal that everyone in the world covets.
Now, his father actually wants to hand over the imperial seal to him?
This! This! What on earth is going on?
Dad, what is his intention with this move?
Seeing Liu Chengzhi's stunned expression and motionless appearance, Liu Dashan chuckled and shook his head, holding the printing box in his hand and making gestures again.
"You brat, what are you doing so stupidly? Come on."
Liu Chengzhi suddenly came back to his senses and looked at Young Master Liu in astonishment.
"Ah? What? What?"
Young Master Liu frowned and rolled his eyes angrily.
"You bastard, I asked you to put the printing box back on."
Listening to his father's angry words, Liu Chengzhi looked at the printing box in his hand again and couldn't help but swallow a few times.
"Gudu! Gudu!"
"Dad...this...this..."
"What is this, take it."
"Dad, what's that? Is the jade seal inside here?"
"Nonsense, what else?"
Liu Chengzhi did not reach out to take the imperial seal in Young Master Liu's hand, but scratched his head in confusion.
"Dad, you're so good, why do you suddenly want to hand over the imperial seal to your child?"
"Nonsense, if I don't hand over the Imperial Seal to you, how will you brothers and sisters review those extremely important documents after my father and your mothers leave the capital?
The document of approval does not have the imperial seal on it, so how can you brothers and sisters order the cabinet officials and all the civil and military officials of the dynasty?"
After listening to Mr. Liu's angry words, Liu Chengzhi suddenly understood and nodded.
"Oh oh oh, so that's it."
Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes with a half-smile.
"Otherwise? What do you think is going on?"
Liu Chengzhi suddenly panicked when he heard his father's seemingly playful tone, and shook his head hurriedly.
"Nothing, nothing, that's what the kid thinks."
"Then hurry up and continue."
"Yes Yes Yes."
Liu Chengzhi nodded vigorously, hurriedly stretched out his hands, and carefully took the Imperial Seal into his hands.
Young Master Liu skillfully lit a pot of tobacco, sat gently on the chair behind him, and looked at Liu Chengzhi with a smile.
"What? You want to be the crown prince?"
Liu Chengzhi's body trembled, and his face that had just relaxed suddenly became panicked again.
He turned to look at Mr. Liu, his head shaking like a rattle.
"No, no, I don't have this idea."
Young Master Liu looked at Liu Chengzhi who looked panicked, frowned slightly, raised his legs with slightly narrowed eyes, and leaned sideways on the armrest of the chair.
"You brat, you can have this."
Liu Chengzhi's heart tightened, and he looked at Young Master Liu and shook his head hurriedly again.
"Tell me, dad, this really doesn't exist."
Seeing Liu Chengzhi's answer again, a subtle hint of disappointment flashed across Young Master Liu's eyes.
Alas, a useless thing.
Young Master Liu cursed secretly in his heart, took two puffs of his cigarette with a sad look on his face, and casually pointed at the teapot on the desk.
"Now, pour me a cup of herbal tea for my father."
"Hey, okay."
Liu Chengzhi nodded in response and carefully placed the printing box in his hand on the desk.
Then, he poured a cup of tea from the pot and handed it to Young Master Liu with a respectful expression.
"Dad, tea."
Mr. Liu nodded slightly, took the tea cup casually, and drank half a cup of tea.
"Chengzhi."
"The baby is here, dad?"
"As a father, I have already given the imperial seal to you.
As for how to use it, it's up to you.
You can use it yourself or share it with your brothers and sisters.
It’s up to you to decide exactly what to do.”
Liu Chengzhi listened to his father's seemingly profound words, and after thinking about it for a while, he nodded respectfully.
"Hey, I understand, kid."
Mr. Liu silently chewed the tea leaves between his teeth, glanced at Liu Chengzhi with a deep look, and gently took a puff of the dry cigarette in his hand.
"I hope you kid can really understand!"
Liu Chengzhi didn't know if he really understood Mr. Liu's seemingly meaningful words, but he just kept nodding.
"Yes, yes, I understand, I understand."
"Okay, I don't have anything else to do here as a father. You can take Yuxi and go back early to rest."
Liu Chengzhi rubbed his hands gently and looked happily at the matchbox on the desk.
"father."
"Huh? What's wrong? Do you have anything else to do?"
Liu Chengzhi smiled naively, scratched his head, and pursed his lips at the matchbox on the desk.
"Hey, hey, tell me, the kid doesn't have anything else to do.
I just saw that the matches you just used were a little different.
Compared with the three matches we have at home that can’t be used to strike a single match, it seems to be a little bit easier to use.”
Young Master Liu blew out a puff of smoke, leaned forward and put down the teacup in his hand, then picked up the matchbox on the desk and gestured.
"this?"
"Yes, that's right."
Young Master Liu raised his hand and threw the match directly at Liu Chengzhi.
"Here you go."
Liu Chengzhi took the matchbox steadily and looked at the matches in his hand carefully with a curious look on his face.
"Dad, where did you buy these matches?"
“I didn’t buy it, it was just developed by your uncle Fei Xiong’s Academy of Sciences.
After my father saw it, he brought some back."
"I see, the kid knows."
Liu Chengzhi put the matchbox into his cuffs and reached out to pick up the printing box on the desk.
"Dad, if there is nothing else to do, I will leave first."
"Well, go ahead."
"Dad, you should go to bed early and leave the child."
Liu Chengzhi bowed, holding the printing box tightly in one hand, holding a swaying lantern in the other, and walked slowly and slowly towards the outside of the study.
After the sound of Liu Chengzhi's footsteps disappeared, Young Master Liu looked sadly and blew out a puff of smoke.
"call."
"Alas, none of them can make me worry-free, young master!"
After Liu Dashao sighed softly, his eyes became confused and dazed.
Outside the window.
The moon is bright and clear, and the breeze is blowing.
I don't know how long it took.
Young Master Liu left the study and went straight to Qi Yun's room.
…
The sun and the moon fly by.
Time turned quietly.
It was already ten days later.
It was the first day of April in the fourth year of Taiping.
This day.
Not only did Qi Liang have to take his beautiful lady, he set off for the Northland to take up his post.
In addition, Liu Chengfeng, Serena and their young couple also had to leave the capital to rush back to Tsarist Russia, while the other left the capital to guard the border.
To the north of the capital, next to the official road, is the Ten Mile Pavilion.
At this moment, Liu Dashao and his wife and others.
Liu Yiyi, Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengzhi, Xiao Keai and other brothers and sisters.
The Song and Qing family.
Qiliang's family.
And the Tsarist Russian mission stretched for several miles.
Gather here.
Young Master Liu looked at Liu Chengfeng with a complicated expression. Serena and the young couple let out a sigh of relief.
"Chengfeng, Serena, the mountains are high and the roads are far away. You two must take good care of your health."
Listening to his father's caring words, Liu Chengfeng's eyes, which were already a little red, instantly turned red by three points.
Immediately, he took a deep breath and looked at Mr. Liu and nodded vigorously.
"Hey, the kid knows."
A complex look flashed deep in Serena's eyes, and she tapped Zhen's head a few times with the same force.
"Hey, my daughter-in-law knows. Thank you for your concern."
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded, then turned to look at the ladies standing around him.
"Lian'er, Yun'er, Yan'er, Sister Ya, you sisters should also explain a few words."
Qinglian, Qi Yun, the third princess, Wenren Yunshu and the other sisters heard this and hurriedly gathered around Liu Chengfeng and his wife.
Especially Qinglian, tears could be seen faintly in her pretty eyes.
It's just that she has been holding back and not letting the tears fall.
"Yiyi, Feifei, Chengzhi, Yaoyao, Chengqian, you brothers and sisters, please also talk to your elder brother and sister-in-law."
"Hey, the kid knows."
"Yeah, yeah, kid, I understand."
Liu Mingzhi breathed a silent sigh, turned to look at Song Qing and his family, and walked over with light steps.
"Brother, some sisters-in-law."
Song Qing and his wife were saying goodbye to the child Song Yang, and they all turned to look at Young Master Liu who was walking towards them and others.
"Third brother."
"uncle."
"Third uncle."
Young Master Liu stopped and looked at Song Qing's ladies with a sad expression.
"Sisters-in-law, I hope you don't blame me for letting this kid Song Yang accompany Chengfeng to guard the border."
"No, no, we sisters will never..."
"Yes, yes, uncle, you allow Yang'er to accompany Chengfeng to guard the border in the north because you value this child.
It's too late for us sisters to be happy, so how can we blame you?"
"Hehehe, that's very good, that's very good, thank you sisters-in-law for your understanding."
"Uncle, you're welcome."
Young Master Liu chuckled and nodded, then turned around and walked towards the Shili Changting Pavilion not far away.
"Brother, Yang'er, you two come over here."
"Okay, here we come."
"Yes, nephew, I obey."
Young Master Liu stopped outside the pavilion and turned to look at Song Qing and his son.
"Yang'er."
"My nephew is here."
Liu Mingzhi turned his head and glanced at a group of people not far away who were saying goodbye to each other. He turned around slightly, took out two envelopes from his sleeves and handed them to Song Yang.
"Yang'er, go on."
Song Yang was slightly startled when he saw the two envelopes handed over by Mr. Liu.
"Third uncle, what is this?"
Song Qing frowned and quickly took two steps forward, blocking his body between the two of them.
"You bastard, where did all this nonsense come from? Just take it quickly if your uncle tells you to take it."
Song Yang looked panicked and hurriedly took the two envelopes into his hands.
"Yes, yes, my child knows."
"Yang'er, come here, uncle has something to explain."
"Yes, nephew, I obey."
Song Yang nodded hurriedly and immediately stood up and moved towards Young Master Liu.
Seeing this, Song Qing walked a few steps pretending to be unintentional, then turned to look at the scenery around the Ten Mile Pavilion.
"Brother, there's no need to be like this, it's not an important thing."
Song Qingwen heard this and waved his hands cheerfully.
"Hahaha, third brother, my main reason is that I haven't enjoyed the scenery outside the city for a long time."
Young Master Liu chuckled and shook his head, lowered his head and whispered softly into Song Yang's ear.
After a while.
Young Master Liu raised his head cheerfully, raised his hand and patted Song Yang's shoulder heavily several times.
"Yang'er, it's bitterly cold in the frontier. You two brothers, Chengfeng, must support each other."
"Yes, yes, yes, my nephew understands. Third uncle, please rest assured."
Young Master Liu nodded cheerfully, raised his head and gestured towards the official road.
"Good boy, it's getting late. Let's say some goodbye words to your mothers."
"Hey, my nephew knows."
Song Yang took the two letters into his arms and patted them hard several times.
"Third uncle, dad, that child has gone over first."
"Hehehe, go quickly."
"Get lost."
Song Yang waved his hand with a smile and immediately ran towards his mother and several aunts.
"Brother."
"Um?"
"Compared to your boss Song Jiang, Yang'er's personality is nothing like yours."
"That's also my biological child."
"ah?"
Young Master Liu was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and started laughing loudly.
"Hahaha, hahaha."
Seeing this situation, Song Qing turned his head and looked at the Liu family members who were saying goodbye on the official road, and raised his eyebrows strangely.
"My son is leaving, and my daughter-in-law is also leaving.
Your eldest grandson and your unborn little grandson or granddaughter will also leave you.
You can still laugh."
When Young Master Liu heard this, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
He breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the people on the official road, with deep sadness in his eyes.