Ten years later

Facing the angry Li Yuan, what should he do?

Like Li Lian, who often angered his elder brother, he figured out a way to deal with it.First of all, you must admit your mistakes and ask for punishment, and no matter what you think in your heart, you must have a good attitude on the face.After Li Yuan's anger subsided a little, he said some soft words, begged for mercy, and promised not to do it again next time, which was basically the same.

Although Lin Ziqing has never practiced it himself, he has been familiar with it for many years.Dang even left the seat, and apologized with a big salute: "Ziqing is stupid, and has failed the cultivation of the lord, and I ask the lord to punish him."

But he forgot that more than half of Li Yuan's anger at the moment was due to his humility, and it was self-defeating for him to act like this.

Sure enough, Li Yuan not only did not calm down, but sneered twice, and asked in a bad tone: "What did Taifu Lin say? You are a minister of the imperial court. What am I, how can I punish you?"

Before Lin Ziqing could answer, he said loudly to the door: "Teacher Lin please go to Dongkua Courtyard, don't neglect the honored guests."

Lin Ziqing knew that if he spoke at this moment, whatever he said would be wrong, so he dared not speak even more.He could only stand up in a hurry and walked out with the servant.Before going out, he looked back at Li Yuan pitifully, hoping that Li Yuan could calm down a little.Unfortunately, Li Yuan turned a blind eye to this.

Lin Ziqing stayed in Dongkua courtyard all afternoon, and after dinner, he guessed that Li Yuan would be able to listen to him, so he prepared to plead guilty in another way.

At the same time, Li Yuan was still thinking about Lin Ziqing's last look, as if he had been greatly wronged.Could it be that he scolded people badly?It stands to reason that it shouldn't be. To Jiulang, he said even the most important words, but nothing happened.

But Lin Ziqing is different from Jiulang after all, Jiulang has never had a long memory, and when his leg was broken, he would just stop for a few days and wait for the injury to heal before looking for trouble.But Lin Ziqing has always been obedient, and because of this, Li Yuan almost never said harsh words to him, and it was the first time he was angry at someone like today.

The more Li Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that he had overdone it. At this moment, Lin Ziqing asked to see him again.

"Deeper and more exposed, what's the matter with Lin Taifu?" Li Yuan walked to the door and bowed to Lin Ziqing, showing full courtesy to his colleagues.In case I was not careful, Lin Ziqing would think that he looked down on him—in all fairness, Lin Ziqing thought he was a domestic slave before, so could it really have nothing to do with him?If I had treated Lin Ziqing a little less politely before, as I did to other subordinates in the army, how could Lin Ziqing have such a misunderstanding.

However, although there is nothing wrong with the gesture and etiquette of this meeting, Li Yuan just blocked the door, as if he wanted to reject Lin Ziqing from the door.

Lin Ziqing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it's good that Li Yuan is willing to see him now.He didn't dare to enter, so he stood outside the door, and also saluted Li Yuan with a long bow, saying: "The prince invites the minister to live with him, and the minister also wants to reciprocate." Li Yuan is commensurate with his official position, and he is also called Li Yuan. , there should be no error.

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What does Mrs. Lin mean?"

Lin Ziqing lowered his head slightly, and said: "My lord mentioned it to me before, and I think this house is empty. My lord is lonely here alone, so I want to solve my worries and problems for my lord." At this point, Lin Ziqing raised his head and glanced at Li Yuan, seeing that Li Yuan had no intention of objecting, he boldly continued, "I know a lot, and I know a thing or two about what the prince likes. It is enough to comfort the lonely night."

"Come in," Li Yuan's eyes were bent, and he turned sideways to make room for Lin Ziqing to enter the house. "It's still a long lonely night. Could it be that the next sentence will say that I can't sleep alone?"

Lin Ziqing also saw that Li Yuan's mood improved, and dared to joke with him: "If the prince really feels lonely, I can also... talk to you at night by candlelight." Lin Ziqing looked at Li Yuan's expression. In the end, he still didn't have the guts to say the word "serving the bed", even if it was just a joke.

Li Yuan laughed heartily, feeling that Lin Ziqing had become familiar again.

After taking his seat, Lin Ziqing stared at the papers spread out on the desk, and recognized at a glance that it was the residence newspaper of the past two years, and asked Li Yuan cautiously: "Are you not angry anymore?"

"Do you know why I'm angry?" Li Yuan sat next to him, put away the scattered newspapers, and said to him softly, "I think I treat you very well, and I regard you as a confidant, even like Jiulang. My brother, I am so angry that you are self-deprecating, ignoring my intentions, and getting angry at you."

Li Yuan paused, turned around and saw the guilt in Lin Ziqing's eyes, smiled at him comfortingly, and said, "But when I was furious at that time, I always felt that I was right and all the fault was yours. But when I think about it, I have a lot of intimacy with you, but I don’t have enough respect. What’s more, I’m used to being a powerful minister, so I’m a bit arrogant. Sometimes intimacy becomes frivolous intimacy, and in your opinion, it becomes contemptuous It won't be like this in the future, I should be cautious in my words and deeds."

Lin Ziqing hurriedly said: "It's the minister who doesn't know how to praise, and has failed the good intentions of the prince. Now that the minister is by the prince's side, he will no longer belittle himself and disappoint the prince. Please don't alienate the minister because of etiquette, the minister thought. I want the prince to treat his ministers closer."

Li Yuan nodded: "Okay, then this matter will be exposed."

Lin Ziqing showed joy, "Thank you, my lord."

"Wang Ye?" Li Yuan tilted his head, "You want me to treat you close, but Chengzhi still calls me Wang Ye?"

Lin Ziqing took a deep breath, and whispered boldly, "Yuan Lang."

Li Yuan, who hadn't swallowed a sip of tea, heard these two words, accidentally choked himself, and coughed violently, and the corners of his eyes were watery when he stopped.He curled his lips, frowned and asked Lin Ziqing, "Where did you learn this name?"

At that time, people often called men Lang, usually with their surname or rank added to the front.Calling her name directly is a nickname only between husband and wife.

Lin Ziqing's heart beat extremely fast after saying those two words.Although he was a little disappointed at the moment, Li Yuan's reaction was within his expectation.He smiled at Li Yuan, did not answer, but changed to a more secure address: "Brother Xuan Chu."

Li Yuan always liked to see Lin Ziqing laughing, and this time was no exception.He accepted the title with satisfaction, and asked again: "Am I older now or are you older?"

Lin Ziqing spread his hands and replied very honestly: "Ziqing doesn't know either."

He didn't want to discuss age with Li Yuan.In theory, it seems that he is older than Li Yuan now... Now he is middle-aged, and in a few years he will give birth to gorgeous hair, but Li Yuan is still at his best.From this point of view, the distance between him and Li Yuan seems to be even further away.

Thinking of this, Lin Ziqing felt a bit bitter in his heart, and heard Li Yuan call him "Cheng Zhi".

He raised his head and pleaded to Li Yuan: "Ziqing wants to hear you call Ziqing by name." Li Yuan was used to calling him by his name because he respected him before.Now that the two of them have agreed to discuss friendship as peers, it would be extremely rude to call them by their first names.But as far as Lin Ziqing's current status is concerned, except for Li Yuan, no one can call him by name.He wanted Li Yuan to treat him differently from the others, so it could be regarded as giving him something to think about.

Li Yuan had no choice but to accommodate him: "Okay, Ziqing." Then he talked to him again.Lin Ziqing listened intently, and looked out of the window from time to time, only to feel that the moon was blooming for thousands of miles, and the clear brilliance filled the sky and the earth, matching the tranquility of the room.