The official road of the farmer

Ye Junshu and Li Yu walked into Zhen Guohou's mansion, and Li Changchuan was talking to a tall man with his back turned to them.

The man was wearing a black uniform, but he was inexplicably familiar from the back.

As they walked over, they seemed to have sensed the arrival of Ye Junshu and the two of them. The person with his back to them turned around, and Li Yu called out: "Uncle, brother."

Ye Junshu smiled and shouted: "Uncle, big...brother?"

A familiar yet unfamiliar face appeared in his field of vision. Ye Junshu's mind went blank for a moment, and then he said in disbelief, "Uncle Li?!"

Compared with Ye Junshu's astonishment, Li Hongying showed no surprise. He looked Ye Junshu up and down for a while, and said with relief: "Zizhou is so big."

When he left that year, Zizhou was still a half-grown boy.

When I heard about him again, he had already participated in the imperial examination and embarked on an official career, and even formed a contract with his nephew.

Didn't expect them to have such a fate.

When hearing these news, Li Hongying was really happy for Ye Junshu.

Ye Junshu was really pleasantly surprised. They hadn't seen each other for five or six years since Uncle Li left Yejia Village. Ye Junshu thought that they would never see each other again in their lifetime.

After all, when he left that year, Uncle Li had the attitude of never coming back.And Ye Junshu didn't know where Uncle Li went, even if he wanted to find someone, there was no way to find him.

"Uncle Li, it's really you!" Ye Junshu took a step forward. He really didn't expect that Uncle Li, who was so kind to them and taught him to keep fit, turned out to be Ah Yu's younger uncle!

Li Yu looked at Ye Junshu and Li Hongying, "Do you know each other?"

Back then when he found the traces of my uncle, there were indeed traces of activities in Fengcheng County, but he didn't go into it later, because he was delayed by the matter of the second master Ming, and later when he received his uncle's appearance at the border After hearing the news, they hurried to the border.

Ye Junshu's hometown is there, so it's not a surprise if they know each other.

Li Changchuan was also curious. He really didn't expect that my uncle and Ye Junshu would have any intersection, except for the past 20 years when they disappeared.

Li Hongying breathed calmly, he said to the Li Yu brothers: "I left Shangjing back then, and later I settled in Yejia Village."

Ye Junshu said with a smile: "Uncle Li has taken good care of me and my brothers and helped a lot."

Even if he knew that Uncle Li's surname was Li, Ye Junshu never thought that he would have a relationship with Ah Yu and the others. After all, in Ye Junshu's view, there was no chance that the two sides would meet.

Ye Junshu was just still worried about whether the younger brother would have the same heart with Ah Yu and the others. After all, the elder brother's legs improved, and there might be a conflict of interest.

Now that I know that Uncle Li is my uncle, there is no need to worry at all.

When Ye Junshu connected the two together, he suddenly realized something.

That's right, Ah Yu said that when his uncle appeared in the frontier fortress, when Uncle Li left Yejia Village, he went to the frontier fortress.

Li Changchuan didn't expect them to have this relationship, which means that Ye Junshu and their Li family are really destined.

The reunion of the old people is more joyful.

Ye Junshu and Li Hongying talked about the past.The sense of distance that has not been seen for many years will soon melt away.

Ye Junshu has always respected Uncle Li and regarded him as half a mentor. Now that he has an additional status, he respects him even more.

The two talked about the past, and the Li Yu brothers listened with great interest.

They were also somewhat curious about the life of their uncle in the past, but it was not easy to use their curiosity to ask before, but now Ye Junshu just satisfied their curiosity.

It turned out that after my uncle left Shangjing, he became a hunter in Yejia Village and got along very well with the people of Yejia Village.

Uncle also taught Ye Junshu how to practice hunting...

They listened a lot, and Li Yu had a better understanding of Ye Junshu. When he saw again how difficult Ye Junshu had been, Li Yu still secretly felt distressed. If they could meet sooner, he would be able to help.

However, after a short meeting a few years ago, Li Yu never thought that he would form a bond with the half-grown boy back then. I have to say that fate is really wonderful.

A dinner was enjoyed by the guests.

Knowing that Li Hongying lived in Zhen Guohou's Mansion, Ye Junshu was not in a hurry to reminisce about the old days.

There is still plenty of time.

Ye Junshu said: "When I take a rest, I will bring the children to see you."

When Uncle Li left, he gave him years of savings, which really helped him a lot. Without those money, he and the children would not have had an easy life, so it is time to kowtow to Uncle Li.

Uncle Li still had an impression of those well-behaved and sensible children back then, so naturally he couldn't help it, he missed those children too.

After all, Li Hongying has lived in Yejia Village for 20 years, and is very familiar with every plant and tree there, and also misses the simple life in Yejia Village.

For Li Hongying, Yejia Village is his second hometown.

He has already made plans, and after he resigns in the future, he will return to Yejia Village to provide for the elderly.

As the night got darker and the temperature lowered, Ye Junshu and Li Yu didn't stay any longer, and took a carriage back to Ye's mansion in the middle of the garrison.

Ye Junshu was still very happy, he sighed to Li Yu: "I never thought that Uncle Li is my uncle, life is so amazing!"

Li Yu also thought it was a coincidence.

But what makes Ye Junshu most happy is that when Uncle Li talked about Li Changchuan's legs, he was purely and sincerely happy for Li Changchuan, without any other selfish intentions.

If there was a gap between the two of them, it would be a real embarrassment for Ye Junshu.

From a rational point of view, Ye Junshu thinks it would be better for Uncle Li to be in charge of the Mighty Army. The elder brother's legs have been disabled for so many years. Even if he is getting better now and will be able to stand up soon, it is still unknown whether he will be able to go to the battlefield again.

Mr. Xue also vaguely expressed to them that he was afraid that Li Changchuan's legs would not be able to return to their best condition, and Ye Junshu and the others were already mentally prepared.

As long as Li Changchuan can stand up again, he will be satisfied and don't expect more.

However, if you think about it in your own shoes, the eldest brother-in-law has been in charge of the army for many years. If he is physically and mentally healthy, if he handed over the military power in his hand, he might not be reconciled.

After all, I am still young.

It would be even more inappropriate to divide the Mighty Army into two teams.

I don't know what the uncle thinks?

Ye Junshu asked Li Yu's opinion on this matter, Li Yu just frowned and said, "Brother knows it well." He believed that his brother would handle it well.

Seeing that Li Yu didn't look worried about this, Ye Junshu thought the problem wasn't serious, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Then he asked curiously: "Do you know what happened to my uncle that year, so he left Shangjing Road and lived in seclusion for many years?" Not to mention two or three things, either emotionally hurt, or disheartened in official career.

Ye Junshu was more inclined to the former, and Uncle Li hadn't had anyone by his side for many years.He had also insinuated before, but he didn't ask for an answer.

He still cared about Uncle Li very much, and worried about when he would touch his wound.

Li Yu said: "It's been a long time ago. Speaking of which, our Li family also made mistakes. Back then, we harmed the person my uncle liked."

He hadn't been born at that time, and he only heard about it from the empress after he was sensible, otherwise he wouldn't have known that he had a close uncle.

Ye Junshu immediately said: "I believe that you will not make a decision for no reason. If you really did something wrong, my uncle will not be so calm at this time, and get along with you without any grievances."

Li Yu was silent for a while, as if he was trying to organize his words, and then he said slowly: "Uncle fell in love with a brother from the Ming family..."

Back then, the Ming and Li families were not so incompatible, and the power of the Ming family was far from what it is today, and their ambitions have not been revealed.

However, a civil servant represents a military general, and today he would not be happy to see a family of civil and military relatives. The invisible position is opposition.

Later, his father managed to persuade the superiors to nod, and gave the uncle two choices. One was to form a contract with the brother of the Ming family. My brother went to live an ordinary life and no longer took care of things.

One is to completely break up with the brother of the Ming family. He is still Li's father's right-hand man, holding part of the Li family's power.

Li Hongying chose to be with the elder brother of the Ming family and gave up everything in the Li family.

It's a pity that it's still difficult to get married after all, that brother committed suicide in his room on the day the deed was formed, before leaving the Ming Palace.

Since that day, Li Hongying disappeared in Shangjing.

Li Yu sighed inwardly.

The empress still felt guilty towards her uncle, thinking that she was also at fault for pushing him too hard.

But no one knows what exactly happened in the Ming Mansion back then that caused that brother of the Ming family to choose to end his life at such a happy moment in his life.

Ye Junshu patted Li Yu on the shoulder and comforted, "Your father and the others did nothing wrong." Uncle Li and the others did nothing wrong either, the fault is that fate loves to play tricks on people too much.

Since ancient times, how many lovers with opposite identities can finally get married?Basically a tragedy.

I didn't expect my uncle to have such an unforgettable past. No wonder he wandered alone for so many years without contacting anyone, for fear of touching sad things.

"Uncle is back now, which means that he has let go of the past, so don't blame yourself too much."

I really can't see that when my uncle loves someone so much that he gives up his responsibility, he is still an infatuated kind who will do everything for love.

If... well, this example is too tragic, Ye Junshu will not substitute himself and Ah Yu.

They were not involved in what happened back then, so they have no way of judging right from wrong. It would be best if my uncle could let go of the past.

Li Yu nodded.

Today, they and the Ming family have almost reached the point where either you die or I die. The blood of the Li family father and son is still imprinted on their hearts, which is unforgettable.

After Li Hongying knew that the death of her cousin and second nephew had something to do with the Ming family, she had already made a decision.

Recalling the bad past, the atmosphere became much duller. When Ye Junshu and Li Yu returned to Ye Mansion, the children laughed and stuck together.

Seeing the innocent and lovely smiling faces, Li Yu finally smiled.

Ye Junshu breathed a sigh of relief.

He was thoughtful, but speaking of it, he still had the lives of the Ming family in his hands, if troubles broke out in the future, Ye Junshu would not know how to face Uncle Li.

After all, Uncle Li and the Ming family still have a relationship.

However, Uncle Li should be clear about right and wrong, otherwise the eldest uncle would not let Uncle Li succeed the post of Generalissimo.

Thinking of this, Ye Junshu felt more relieved.

At dawn the next day, a guest was ushered in the mansion, an old acquaintance, Bu Yuanbao.

He brought news that Bu Yuanhu and Xi Yuanyi had gone directly to the southeast, entrusted him to bring a letter to Li Yu, and after the important work was reported, they followed Li Yu's side and went to work together.

Ye Junshu: "..." According to A Yu, shouldn't Bu Yuanbao be at home at this time to enjoy the kind care of his elders and give him a date?

Seeing that Bu Yuanbao didn't have any wrong thoughts about Ah Yu at all, and only acted as his master, he silently endured that Ah Yu was accompanied by a guard who was a father.

Ye Junshu suddenly thought about the possibility of him becoming Ah Yu's bodyguard. That would be close protection, and he would always act by Ah Yu's side.

Li Yu didn't know the little Jiujiu in Ye Junshu's heart at all. Seeing that he didn't go out so late, he reminded him: "You are going to be late."

Ye Junshu had no choice but to go to work alone.

Li Hongying's return was like a pebble thrown into the lake, causing slight ripples, and soon the lake surface returned to calm without causing any stormy waves.

The mighty army that everyone wants to see has not seen the scene of infighting and gunpowder.

The thousands of elites brought back by Li Hongying were integrated into the barracks. The veterans and recruits of the garrison trained honestly every day.

I have to say that the Li family handled this aspect quite well.

As relatives of the Li family, they also calmed down.

Li Changchuan and Li Hongying are both descendants of the Li family, and they are their respected leaders. No matter who is the generalissimo in the end, they are still subordinates of the Li family, and they are a family.

However, outsiders tend to prefer that they only maintained the declared peace. In fact, the struggle has already reached a fever pitch, and they just kept the news tight.

For ordinary soldiers, it doesn't matter who is the marshal, but for those generals who have a certain status, it is very different.

After all, Li Hongying and Li Changchuan are two independent people. They act in different styles and focus on the left and right arms. It is related to their duties and powers in the army. There will always be a wave of changes.

It's just that they all know the internal struggle, and it's not enough for outsiders to understand.

Li Hongying went to the court in a regular manner every day. Except for the first day of reporting, he basically acted as a background board and rarely spoke.

Emperor Tai'an also seemed to have forgotten about him, except that he rewarded and appeased the generals who had just returned to Beijing at the beginning, and did not express anything else.

This made some people irritable.

What is Emperor Tai'an thinking?After all, no one knew that when Li Hongying returned to Beijing this time, he was going to hand over military power.

The eldest prince knew that it was impossible for the military power to fall into their hands, so he didn't have any hope, but he also coveted this army, and if he didn't settle down for a day, he let their minds flutter.

If this army is still in the hands of the Ming family in the end, then of course they hope that Li Hongying will control this army.

Concubine Ming has already told the eldest prince in private that if they can't get it here, then go support Li Hongying. The Ming family and Li Hongying have such a relationship, and it seems likely that they will not point the finger at the Ming family, but more likely the two Not biased.

Concubine Ming is extremely confident about this, Li Hongying had sworn a heavy oath back then.

It's a pity that Emperor Tai'an's attitude was unclear. Li Hongying himself didn't take the initiative to mention it, but the Ming family asked people to mention it a little, and they were beaten and perfunctory.

After the imperial court, Li Hongying was met by chance on the way back to Zhen Guohou's mansion. The eldest prince Xiahou Xuandai quickly approached Li Hongying, clasped his hands and smiled and shouted: "General Li."

Li Hongying stopped in his tracks and politely replied: "Elder Prince."

"It's rare to meet here by such a coincidence, why don't we go for a walk together?" The eldest prince looked at Li Hongying with a smile.

Li Hongying replied: "The eldest prince forgives the crime, and the next official is to return to the Marquis's Mansion."

"It just so happens that my prince and General Li happen to be on the same road."

Li Hongying couldn't refuse now, it seemed that the eldest prince really wanted to talk to him.

So Li Hongying raised his hand and said, "Prince, please."

"General Li please too."

The two walked slowly through the snow all the way, Xiahou Xuandai and Li Hongying said some irrelevant things.

"I have heard about General Li's name for a long time, and my prince has admired him for a long time. Unfortunately, I have never had the chance to meet him. Now that I see him, he is just as I imagined. He is a hero! The general has devoted himself to the Great Xia all these years, and this prince really admires him. Endless."

"The eldest prince is polite. Protecting the frontier and defending the country is the bounden duty of a soldier, and this is the mission of a subordinate official."

"In any case, the general's military talent is outstanding, and his merits are as high as mountains, even if he is a marshal, it is more than enough. The court must not treat a generation of heroes badly. Originally, the father has decided to hand over the tiger talisman to you and promote you to be the marshal of the mighty army. It's a pity... "

What Xiahou Xuandai said was meaningful, Li Hongying didn't seem to understand Xiahou Xuandai's implication, "The eldest prince speaks seriously, this is not due to the lower officials alone, the frontier soldiers are the ones who have worked hard. Without their blood and sweat, the frontier fortress would not It will be so stable."

Xiahou Xuandai praised: "Every soldier is a hero!" Then he regretted, "My prince has always wanted to go to the frontier fortress and guard the front line with the soldiers, but unfortunately, the emperor has never agreed."

Li Hongying cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty is afraid that the eldest prince will be in danger alone, so he will stop you. His majesty's heart of paternal love is really touching."

"Father is indeed too protective of this prince." Xiahou Xuandai laughed.

The two had a chat on the topic of the frontier fortress, and not long after, Xiahou Xuandai suddenly regretted and said: "Speaking of which, the prince almost called you uncle, but it's a pity that uncle Fuqian, otherwise, he might be able to Became the marshal's wife."

Suddenly mentioning that person, the muscles on Li Hongying's cheeks twitched, and his voice suddenly became a little cold, "The deceased is gone, please don't mention it again, Eldest Prince, so that the deceased cannot rest in peace."

Xiahou Xuandai didn't expect Li Hongying to react like this, he was stunned for a moment, and then apologized: "My prince was speechless for a while, please forgive me, general."

Li Hongying said it was all right, and then said goodbye: "I'm coming to the Hou's mansion soon, the eldest prince, please do your own thing." Then, Li Hongying left quickly.

Xiahou Xuandai stopped and stood where he was, but Li Hongying didn't even want to mention it. Does this mean that he still can't let it go?

No matter what, for them, this is a weakness of Li Hongying!

The eldest prince is in a good mood.

But in the next few days, Li Hongying still didn't let anyone mention the Tiger Talisman, as if what the eldest prince said that day didn't have the slightest effect on Li Hongying.

This year the imperial court has a holiday a few days earlier than in previous years, and the pen is closed on the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month, no more court, and the six ministries have also begun to have a holiday.

The Guozijian also had a holiday a few days ago, during this time the children of the Ye family were going crazy in the Hou Mansion.

Ever since my brother and the others went to see Uncle Li, they got to know each other very quickly.

When Li Hongying left that year, the twins were still very young and could no longer remember this uncle, but this did not affect them following Li Hongying around.

Hou's Mansion is much bigger than Ye's, and has a large training ground.

The children went to the Hou's Mansion several times, and they almost regarded the Hou's Mansion as their second home, and they had so much fun that they couldn't think of leaving.

Their elder brother is Li Yu, and this alone is enough to make them walk sideways in the Hou's mansion.

However, the children are still very measured, and rarely trouble the people of the Hou family.

There was still some time before the Chinese New Year, Ye Junshu took his family to live in Hou's Mansion for two days, then returned to Ye's Mansion with Li Yu first, and the twins stayed in Hou's Mansion.

During this period of time, the New Year's exchanges are more frequent, and the New Year's gifts of each family must be prepared.

This year Ye Junshu's identity is different from previous years. He is already a fifth-rank official, and he is also the husband of the third son of the Li family.

It's very complicated here, some have a good relationship with the Li family and have close contacts, these people need to be a little bit thicker, some have high status, but they belong to the grass and don't touch any side and keep it light The neutrals who come and go.

There are also colleagues in the department who have a close relationship with Ye Junshu, officials who nod to acquaintances, etc. Different identities, different positions, and distances have different annual rituals.

Fortunately, Yu Momo was there, otherwise Brother Lu would not be able to handle it. He couldn't handle such a complicated interpersonal relationship, so he learned from Yu Momo.

Ye Junshu only needs to listen to Yu Momo's gift list, and then listen to his explanation of the reasons for such an arrangement. After listening to it, he feels that there is no problem, so he will continue to prepare like this.

Of course, if he has objections, he only needs to give a few instructions, and Yu Momo will naturally handle it well. For example, his best friend Yu Maolin, his teacher Zhuo Xianzhi, and Qin Yaoliang's family, etc., Ye Junshu must be kind It's kind of an annual gift.

Li Yu should have looked at this matter, but as soon as he mentioned it, Li Yu glanced at him quietly, and Ye Junshu instantly understood, well, Ah Yu is impatient to deal with these trivial matters, so let him do it.

Ye Junshu thought for a while.

Well, it will take a few years for Lu Geer to learn how to deal with it. After Lu Geer has formed a bond and has another family, and Qin Geer and Jing Geer will take over one by one, Ah Yu can not touch his hands at all.

During this period of time, they should have a child, um, let’s have a young man, and when they grow up, they will naturally have a son-in-law to take care of them. Brother, he also wants to stay at home and recruit a wife!

Ah, suddenly thinking that the child he has worked so hard to bring up will be someone else's, it makes me so irritable!

Why don't brother Lu Qin and brother Jing also recruit a wife, he can still afford it.

Li Yu silently watched Ye Junshu's rich expression for a while, and then said: "Uncle, do they need to back up the annual gift?" Li Yu remembered that Ye Junshu was a relative by blood, but their relationship seemed not very good.

Ye Junshu remained silent for a long time. His feelings for his uncle's family were hard to describe in words. He had deliberately kept contact with his uncle's family these years. If Li Yu hadn't suddenly asked, he would have forgotten about this relative.

Ye Junshu was also worried that if he said forget it, Ah Yu would think him indifferent, and when he became an official, he would look down on his poor relatives.

But he really didn't want to restore contact with his uncle's family.

Ye Junshu knows that the human touch in this era is still very strong. Basically, relatives who are several generations away can keep in touch as long as they can get in touch with each other from time to time.

Not to mention cousins ​​who are so close by blood like them.

Ye Junshu didn't want to wrong himself, even if he knew that this matter was found out, he would be sued by the censor.

But with Ah Yu here, Ye Junshu wanted to be self-willed, so he said: "No need." He would rather give it to Ming Amu and other villagers than to his uncle, so let's get well.

Sure enough, Li Yu didn't ask any more, but nodded to show that he understood.

Ye Junshu couldn't help smiling, enjoying Li Yu's favor very much in his heart.

Speaking of his hometown, Ye Junshu couldn't help asking: "Ah Yu, after the new year, why don't we take a vacation and go back to our hometown?" go back.

Ah Yu still wanted to be included in their genealogy, and he had to formally worship his father and mother as his son-in-law, and he had to meet his fellow villagers.

The last time Ah Yu was in Yejia Village, she appeared as a friend, with a different meaning.

Ah Yu's home is in Shangjing, and they have settled down completely in Shangjing, maybe they will rarely have the opportunity to return to Yejia Village in the future.

Maybe in the future when he gets old, he will return to Ye Family Village after returning home, but at least for decades, they will still stay in Shangjing.

What's more, when the children grow up in the future, they may also start a family in Shangjing.

Ye Junshu suddenly thought, wouldn't it be better to move their lineage out of the family tree and form their own branch?Invite the ancestors to Shangjing, so they can worship every year.

Ye Junshu took this matter to heart.

Li Yu agreed without hesitation, and solemnly stated that he would put this matter on the schedule.

Out of reason and reason, he wanted to make such a trip.

After talking about this, Li Yu said, "Tomorrow I will bring the children into the palace to pay my respects to the empress."

Ye Junshu naturally had no objection, but, "The palace is busy now, will entering the palace disturb the empress?"

Li Yu shook his head and said, "No, there are quite a lot of people around the empress." He just needs to make arrangements and wait for the results.

Queen Li also missed a few children a little bit.

Especially the twins, Yuxue is cute, white and chubby, and they are very similar. They are cute to look at, not to mention that the children are not stage fright, they are generous and not annoying, and they know how to say nice things.

The queen fell in love with her after seeing her two or three times, and urged Li Yu from time to time to ask him to take the child to see him.

Not only the empress, but even Emperor Tai'an and the empress dowager would occasionally mention something after meeting them once. From the empress dowager's point of view, the two children grew up very blessed.The twins were missed by the three giants, and they seemed to be the new favorites of the palace.

Inexplicably feeling that he has fallen out of favor, Li Yu: "..."

But this is a good thing, Li Yu is also extremely proud in his heart, his children are just a pain in the ass.

So Li Yu brought a few children into the palace, and Ye Junshu was left at home alone. He felt so lonely for no reason, so he went to the Hou Mansion to play with his elder brother and younger uncle.

This year is a good year, both for the Li family and the Ye family.

Ye Junshu embraced his sweetheart this year, and was even promoted to a third-level official. He has had two major happy events in his life, which is worth celebrating.

Uncle Li of the Li family returned to Beijing, and Li Changchuan's legs were about to heal, which was also a great joy.

This year was Li Yu's first year in Ye's house, so it was naturally very lively.

Li Changchuan had Uncle Li as his companion, so he was not alone. Li Yu was very relieved, and lived a good year in Ye's family with peace of mind.

Two days before New Year's Eve, they followed their usual habit of cutting red paper and pasting window grilles by themselves.

However, Ye Mansion is relatively big, and all of them will be scrapped after pasting.

So they only cut out their own small yard, and gave the rest to the servants.

Children love to join in this kind of family activity. Even the twins can cut out shaped flowers with small scissors. Ye Junshu's craftsmanship has not improved for many years, and even the twins can't compare.

It was the first time in Li Yu's life to participate in this kind of activity, so he naturally took it seriously.

His whole body was tense, staring at a piece of red paper as if facing a formidable enemy, the scissors in his hand could not be used.

Ye Junshu pointed Jiangshan aside and taught Li Yu how to cut step by step.

In the end, the results came out, which were still less formed than Ye Junshu's.

Li Yu: "..."

Ye Junshu secretly laughed.

Brother Lu couldn't see how big brother was bullying him, so he pushed Ye Junshu away and occupied Li Yu's side, "Brother, let me teach you, it's very simple."

Li Yu nodded seriously.

Then, under the guidance of a good master Lu Geer, Li Yu quickly cut out simple graphics and got started after a few more practice.

Lu Geer praised, "Brother, you are so good, you can learn more complicated patterns next."

Li Yu nodded, looking at the little flower in his hand, feeling a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

Brother Lu taught me a few more shapes, "Isn't it, brother? Paper-cutting is very simple. What I heard from my brother was wrong. After so many years of cutting, my brother still can't cut a single flower."

Li Yu nodded in agreement.

Ye Junshu: "..." He heard it all!

When the royal family held a banquet, Ye Junshu and the others were lucky enough to be invited, and even a few children were on the banquet list.

There were a lot of people that day, and Ye Junshu was also worried that the children would get into trouble accidentally, so these days, he kept telling them all the things that might be involved, and made sure the children remembered them.

Li Yu didn't understand why Ye Junshu was so nervous. In his opinion, with the protection of the empress and their Li family, and Emperor Tai'an's affection for the children, the children could walk sideways in the palace. How could children from other families dare to provoke them? .

Ye Junshu felt that it was better to be cautious on such occasions.

The palace banquet was chosen on the third day of the Lunar New Year, when the flavor of the new year was strong.

Before Ye Junshu and the others entered the palace, they ate a five-point meal to fill their stomachs.

On occasions like palace banquets, the main thing is to socialize, and there is basically not much time to fill the stomach, and in such a cold weather, the dishes are cold in a short time.

So everyone basically eats half full first, and then puts on official uniforms to attend the banquet.

Li Changchuan's legs are still recovering. He did not participate this time. In previous years, the Li family was represented by Li Yu. This year, Uncle Li was the representative.

After Ye Junshu and the others entered the palace, they separated. Li Yu took the children to pay respects to the queen, and Ye Junshu took Ye Junshan directly to the banquet.

He first greeted his superiors and colleagues, and when he saw Uncle Li, he also went to say hello, and then returned to his seat.

Not long after, Young Master Yun came over, wished Ye Junshu a New Year greeting, and then asked with a smile, "Brother Zizhou, Brother Lu...are they here too?"

Ye Junshu glanced at him and nodded silently.

It's really rare, he knows the degree of Xiaoshizi's face control very well, he didn't expect that he didn't dislike Lu Geer's ugly looks at all, and even made friends with him.

But this is enough to make Ye Junshu's grudge against Xiao Shizi fade away. Of course, the hat of Xiao Shizi's beauty cannot be washed away in his eyes. Ye Junshu deeply feels that he and Xiao Shizi are not the same people. For personal friendship or something, just keep a normal relationship.

The officials' banquets are separate from those of the family members, one in Xiyuan and the other in Dongyuan, where the empress presides over the banquet.

Li Yu brought a few children over there, Ye Junshu thought about it and was worried, for fear that they would be wronged there.

Xiao Shizi wanted to go to Dongyuan in his heart, but unfortunately he was too old to go there, Xiao Shizi was very regretful, and then enthusiastically said: "Brother Zizhou, call me when you leave! Let's go together !"

After counting, he and Brother Lu haven't seen each other for a month and three days!

He hasn't given the New Year's gift to Brother Lu himself yet!

And on the day of Lantern Festival, they can swim lanterns together!Hurry up and make an appointment for a time and place, it will be here soon!

Ye Junshu glanced at him, but said nothing.

Maybe they stayed even later, Xiao Shizi left first by himself!

Xiaoshizi Quan acquiesced, so he happily returned to his seat.

As soon as you time arrived, the invited officials and relatives of the emperor were already in their seats. They didn't have to wait long before Emperor Tai'an's royal driver arrived, and a palace banquet kicked off.

At the same time, the banquet at Dongyuan also started.

Because of the queen's liking, Li Yu took the four children of the Ye family to sit together, just opposite to the royal highnesses.

It was the first time Xia Houjue saw the children of the Ye family. Some time ago, he heard rumors in the palace that these children were quite popular with the emperor and the queen mother, so he looked at them with a bit of malice.

Li Yu noticed his eyes, and looked over with a cold look, which made Xia Houjue jump and screamed out.

After all, Li Yu has been on the battlefield and has countless lives in his hands. How can Xia Houjue, who grew up in a greenhouse since childhood, bear the undisguised look in his eyes?

The queen was chatting and laughing happily with the concubines in the harem, but suddenly she was disturbed by a scream, and she felt a little unhappy in her heart.

The queen looked over and asked indifferently, "Brother Jue, what's wrong?"

How could Xia Houjue dare to say that he was frightened by Li Yu's eyes, and immediately stood up and said, "Look, empress and concubine Yu, who is Brother Yu bringing? It's okay for me to look scary, but I also brought an even scarier one." Yes, isn't this scary?"

Xia Houjue pointed at Lu Ge'er full of disgust, he had never seen such an ugly person, it almost stained his eyes.

As soon as Xia Houjue said this, everyone had different thoughts. The family members who had noticed it earlier but didn't dare to look at it looked over again, and then quickly moved their eyes away.

The Fourth Highness's words were correct, and they also had the same thought in their hearts, but it was not appropriate to say it carelessly on such an occasion.

Brother Qin jumped up immediately when they heard it, how could they remember Ye Junshu's repeated instructions?

Brother Qin put his hands on his hips and glared angrily, "You're the one who looks the most terrifying!"

The twins sang together: "My brother and third brother are much prettier than you!"

"that is!"

Hearing the childish protection from the children, Li Yu restrained his evil spirit for a moment, then he looked at Xia Houjue and said coldly, "Your Highness, it's better to be careful with your words." Say he can, but Brother Lu absolutely can't!

Xia Houjue was even more annoyed when he saw a few country kids who dared to talk back to him, "Presumptuous!"

"My palace sees you as presumptuous!" Empress Li slapped the table, "Fourth Highness, are you dissatisfied with the guests invited by this palace?"

Xia Houjue was not convinced in his heart, but this was the empress, and if he was labeled as unfilial, he would be ruined.

Concubine Ming stood up and confessed, "Queen, please calm down. Brother Jue has nothing to say for a while, but he has no intentions. He is still with the child, ignorant, and I hope the Queen will be more generous."

Empress Li said lightly, "The contract will be formed after the next year. It's not too young. The imperial concubine needs to spend more time on His Highness the Fourth Highness. Even though she is very good at home, but when she arrives at someone else's house, she still behaves like this. It's the face of the royal family that is lost."

"The empress is right." Concubine Ming took another blessing, and then said sternly to Xia Houjue, "Brother Jue, why don't you apologize to the third son and Ye Xiaosan?"

Xia Houjue was immediately aggrieved, but Xia Houjue still couldn't be self-willed in the eyes of the imperial concubine Shangming, so he reluctantly said three words, "I'm sorry." Then he sat on the seat with his buttocks down. The head stopped talking.

He hated him so much, that even though he was the son of a noble concubine, he still had to apologize to the little kid in the countryside!As a noble concubine, Concubine Mu did not protect him and allowed him to be bullied!

For a while, he also felt a little bit of resentment towards Concubine Ming.

How could Xia Houjue see the situation of the imperial concubine Qingming at this time?

Since the imperial concubine Ming's family is powerful, the eldest prince grows up, and the Li family declines, the favor is not as good as before.

For the eldest prince, he endured all these.

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