Unparalleled Concubine

Three days passed, and the funeral was almost done. Ye Lin and Ye Mao's uncle and nephew personally escorted the old man's orphan away from Beijing and returned to his hometown in Ningling for burial.

On the capital side, the imperial court also invited a painter to paint a portrait of the old man, and then someone from the Zongfu came forward, invited him into the Taimiao, and hung it in the Xibei Hall where the meritorious officials were worshipped.

The Ji clan of the Great Jin Dynasty founded the country for more than a hundred years, and the east side hall dedicated to the royal family was overcrowded, but there were not many people in the west side hall. Ye Cheng was the eighth person who was eligible to enter the west side hall.

Entering this side hall means receiving incense from the heavenly family for generations, and the blood of the royal family will continue, so the incense here will not be broken. This is a great honor for the courtiers.

It is worth mentioning that among the seven people in front of Ye Cheng, five civil servants and two generals were all of caste.

And Chen Guogong, Ye Cheng, was the only one born with mud legs among the eight people, and he was also the one who made the most contributions.

If there is no accident, the ninth important minister in this side hall should be the current Marquis of Jing'an, Prince Taibao Li Chang'an.

After all, when Li Shen died in Zhaoling, Emperor Taikang personally said that he wanted Li Xin to be buried in the emperor's mausoleum and deserve to enjoy the Taimiao.

Of course, whether Lord Jing'an is willing or not is another matter.

After the portrait of Ye Cheng was invited into the Taimiao, the uncles and nephews who were in charge of the Ye family also left Beijing, and the funeral was considered to be over. The Marquis of Jing'an, who had been busy in the Ye family for several days, finally returned to his home. Only then did he change the filial piety he had been wearing for several days, and took a good bath at home.

After taking a bath, Li Xin went back to the backyard to have a conversation with the eldest princess, and hugged his children for a while. Finally, the tiredness from not resting for several days finally came out. Li Xin lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

When he opened his eyes, the moon was already in the sky.

In the room, Little Ah Han and Li Ping were hugged by the servants to sleep peacefully elsewhere, and Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess lay quietly beside Li Xin, sleeping very sweetly.

In the past few days, Li Xin didn't come back to Ye's house once, and she often went to Ye's house to follow her busy work, so she was a little tired at the moment.

Li Xin was lying on the bed, unable to fall back asleep with his eyes closed. He sighed, put on his clothes, and walked out of the room.

It's mid-May now, and the weather has basically entered summer. Not only will it not be cold at night, but it will also look cool, but a gust of night wind still makes Li Xin feel a little cold.

He wandered around the huge Jing'an Hou's mansion, and finally went to the pavilion in the back garden and sat down, and asked the people in the mansion to make some side dishes and a pot of wine.

He sat alone under the gazebo, making his own decisions.

After a while, a middle-aged man in white clothes also appeared under the gazebo. Li Xin looked up at him and said lightly: "What a coincidence, brother You'an, I can meet you so late, why don't we sit down together Have a glass of wine?"

"Coincidentally..."

While rubbing his eyes sleepily, Zhao Jia suppressed half a word of obscenity, then sat down opposite Li Xin, and said with a wry smile: "It's the middle of the night, it's fine if the Marquis doesn't sleep, and you can still sleep." It would be too unkind for people to quarrel with me."

"I've been sleeping all day, and I can't sleep well."

Li Xin exhaled slowly, and poured a glass of wine for Zhao Jia.

"That's why I want to chat with Brother Youan."

After a person has reached a certain level, it is very difficult to find someone who can talk. For example, the current Emperor Taikang, he does not know how many noble people around him every day, but he can really talk to him. In fact, none of them.

Li Xin was lucky, at least Zhao Jia was able to talk to him.

Zhao Youan picked up the wine glass, toasted Li Xin a glass of wine, raised his head and drank it all, then put down the wine glass and sighed: "Master Hou, you are dead, don't be too sad."

Li Xin also drank the wine in his glass. While pouring the wine, he said slowly, "I don't know why, but I always feel empty in my heart."

He took a drink on his own, and then let out a mouthful of alcohol.

"I just woke up from a dream in the middle of the night, and suddenly thought that I would never have an elder who would be willing to give gifts and kowtow, and I felt very empty in my heart, and it was very unpleasant."

Zhao Jia was silent for a while, then forced a smile.

"Doesn't Lord Hou still have a mother-in-law in the palace?"

Li Xin shook his head, but did not answer the words.

Zhao Jia grew up in Chen Guogong's mansion. Although he hadn't seen Ye Sheng a few times since he was a child, he was infected by the atmosphere of Li Xin's words. He raised his head and drank a glass of wine, his voice hoarse.

"After Master Hou said this, I realized that I also lost my elders early."

After people come to this world, they will naturally be cared for by adults, and then they will grow up slowly and become adults.

But one day, when I suddenly look back and find that there are no parents in my head, or even a truly recognized elder, I will feel a strong sense of loneliness in my heart.

Because this means that starting today, you have to face the world by yourself.

Li Xin is probably in this mood now.

For the past ten years, Ye Cheng has taken good care of him. The two are called masters and apprentices, but in fact, old man Ye is more like an elder who taught him earnestly.

Now that the elder is gone, he will be left alone in the future to face all the things in the future.

"Actually, I've long thought that such a day would come."

Lord Jing'an took another sip of his wine, and said in a low voice: "So as early as a few years ago, I secretly prepared how I should protect myself after Master Ye left."

"But now, Master Ye is really gone..."

A bitter smile appeared on Li Xin's face.

"He... walked too suddenly."

From holding the birthday banquet to holding the funeral banquet, there was only one day before and after...

Zhao Jia sighed, reached out to pick up the jug to fill up the two people's wine glasses, he picked up the wine glass, and touched Li Xin's wine glass.

"At this moment, I really don't know how to comfort Lord Hou, so I can only risk my life to be a drinking buddy and have a good meal with Lord Hou."

After speaking, he raised his head and drank it down.

Li Xin smiled slightly, and drank the wine in his glass.

"Don't worry, I'm not that fragile."

He put down his wine glass and took several deep breaths, as if he wanted to let out the stagnation in his chest.

"Today, our drink is to remember our ancestors."

"But I don't just have a teacher, I also have family and friends."

Lord Jing'an took a sip of wine, gritted his teeth and said.

"Starting tomorrow, I will be that smiling Marquis of Jing'an."

"Without the elders, I can handle it myself..."

Chapter 706

As time slowly passed, in the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed since the old grandfather Ye Sheng passed away. It was the end of June in the eighth year of Taikang, and the weather was sultry.