Beyond Gold and Jade [Rebirth]

Coming out of An's courtyard, Xia He handed over the gift list received today to Ye Chongjin.

There is little difference from the roster of previous years, only some close and familiar people.

Except for the family members, Yao Zhen and cousin Ruoyao would prepare generous gifts every year, and their grandparents gave jade Buddhas and Bodhisattvas every year, which almost filled the entire nunnery. Not to lose courtesy, Cousin Lingwei made him a sachet, made of gold silk cloud satin, embroidered with a few South Sea pearls, which is extravagant and elegant.

Lu Ziyan would always send some strange things, this year he sent a pair of mahjong tiles, carved from animal bones, painted with patterns, very beautiful, and there are instructions for use on it, which is very ingenious.

Xiaoyao Wang is even more casual. The gifts he sends every year range from melons and fruit snacks to large calligraphy and painting antiques. Whatever he likes, he sends them to Ye Chongjin.

Then, there is the second son of the Luo family, because of his close relationship with his elder brother, the gifts are very expensive every year.

Ye Chongjin looked down and caught a glimpse of the General's Mansion at the end.

Gu Xueyi would remember his birthday, which surprised him.After thinking about it, she may not be the one who remembered it, and others reminded it, such as that Liu Junshi.

Since the birthday gift was sent, it meant to abandon the previous suspicions.

Ye Chongjin bent his lips, handed the gift list back to Xia He, and said, "Store it in the private treasury for the time being. By the way, the emerald jade Buddha gifted by my grandmother will be sent to my mother's room."

Xia He nodded in response.

The two of them went back to the Funing Courtyard together. It was already late summer, and it was still hot at noon. Ye Chongjin had always suffered from the bitter heat, and Xia He held an umbrella to shade him.

Just went home to take a breath.

But Qiu Zi ran in from the door, her cheeks were flushed, panting and said: "Master, some father-in-laws have come to the palace, and they said that they came to welcome the master into the palace under the order of the empress dowager."

Xia He's complexion changed, and he said: "How could the empress dowager look for the master, could it be because of the inscription?"

Ye Chongjin froze on the spot.

In my memory, Empress Dowager Mu always had a kind appearance, but in fact the city was extremely deep, and she never moved until the emperor made a move. How could she be so restless.

Or, there is something strange about it.

When he arrived at the front hall, his brother was already arguing with the Xuanzhi eunuch.

The eunuch wiped his sweat and said respectfully: "Lord Ye, please rest assured, the Empress Dowager has always been kind, and she liked the young master very much in the past, so she will definitely not make things difficult for him."

Ye Chonghui still had a stern face, and said: "Eunuch, my younger brother has always been stubborn, and the rules in the palace are strict. I only bring two house slaves, and I always mention a few things. It is not difficult to imagine."

"Master Ye, it's not that our family is unaccommodating, it's just that the Empress Dowager wants to move forward. It's not good for our family to disobey the order of the phoenix. Please don't make things difficult for our family."

Ye Chongjin stepped into the room and said with a smile, "Brother, what are you doing?"

Ye Chonghui walked up to him, straightened his clothes, and said slowly: "The etiquette in the palace is complicated, my brother is afraid that you will be made things difficult because of your lack of etiquette."

Ye Chongjin blinked, and a warm feeling surged up in his heart. He said, "Although Ah Jin is stubborn, he still has to learn the etiquette. Brother, don't worry about it."

Ye Chonghui frowned, still worried.

Ye Chongjin hooked her brother's little finger with her little finger, and said with a smile, "Ah Jin and my brother agreed that before dinner, they will return unscathed, how about it?"

Ye Chonghui could only nod.

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The palace of Empress Dowager Mu is Yongshou Palace.

In the previous life, Song Li suffered a lot here, but now looking back on that time, it seems like a lifetime ago, before he knew it, it had been years.

This time, he is Ye Chongjin, the most precious child of the Ye family, even if Mu Xianya borrowed her courage, she would not dare to embarrass him.

Ye Chongjin followed the palace people into the inner hall, and the father-in-laws saluted him, then obediently retreated.This is not the Changyuan Hall where the Empress Dowager receives guests, but a remote side hall. The hall is dim, and a few candles barely maintain a ray of light, quiet and deserted.

According to etiquette, Ye Chongjin is not allowed to sit down, but he has a delicate body, and his feet hurt after standing for a long time. He thought that if someone came in, he would stand up immediately. After all, the place is dim and he can't see clearly. Who can cure him? Not guilty?

He found a chair and sat down.

Just when I was depressed, I suddenly saw a candle lit up on the ground, followed by a second candle, and a third candle... It turned out that there was a row of red candles on the ground, leading a way.

Ye Chongjin was startled for a moment, but then he figured it out and couldn't help laughing.No wonder, he wondered how the Empress Dowager Mu would look for him, but it turned out that someone else was looking for him.

He stood up and followed the candlelight step by step to explore inside.

Going around the side hall and passing through a very long underground corridor, there is a bedroom in front of you. There is a red silk brocade hanging in front of the door of the bedroom, and a gorgeous, brilliantly blooming peony hangs under the silk.Ye Chongjin scolded secretly: "It's really vulgar."

He stretched out his hand to pick off the flower, put it under his nose and smelled it lightly, but the fragrance was quite good.

He pushed open the door and walked in.The bedroom is empty and quiet, suddenly bright, there are portraits hanging in the room, all of him in his previous life, looking back and smiling, frowning in thought, cold, cunning, domineering... He followed the portraits and walked in. , until I saw the last painting, I finally smiled.

They were a couple of newlyweds, both wearing bright red dragon and phoenix gowns, one handsome and the other glamorous.

It was the two of them.

Ye Chongjin was about to take a closer look when someone grabbed his waist suddenly and fell into a firm and warm embrace.

The man called out in a low voice: "Ah Li..."

Ye Chongjin smiled and said, "You actually used such a trick."

"I don't want to, it's just that my mother-in-law is pregnant. If she knows that I see you, she will be very anxious. At that time, Ah Li will annoy me again, so I have to borrow the queen mother's order to use it."

Ye Chongjin said: "Who is your mother-in-law, don't talk nonsense."

Gu Chen purposely leaned into his ear and asked, "Don't you know, Ah Li? My mother-in-law is naturally Ah Li's mother."

Ye Chongjin was annoyed, but there was nothing he could do about it, he raised his hand to push the man away, and went forward to study the portrait.

He laughed and said, "You are so uninhibited in painting. This gorgeous red seems to be splashed on the paper by you, and it is a bit..."

"Ok?"

Ye Chongjin said: "There are some unspeakable charms." It is heart-pounding.

It was rare for Gu Chen to hear him praise himself, his heart was like soaked in honey.Sticking to it again, he pulled him into his arms and asked, "Is my birthday present, is Ah Li satisfied?"

Ye Chongjin nodded when he was talking about this painting, and said reservedly, "It's okay."

Gu Chen whispered: "Is it just okay? Ah Li knows that the meteorite is hard, and it took a lot of effort to smash it into pieces. , Digging a hole again, the handwriting of the first emperor is difficult to describe, in order to carve the exact same handwriting, I humbly beg others..."

Speaking of this matter, he still felt unwilling.

In the happiness he wanted to give Ah Li, there was always someone else interfering, but he couldn't do anything about it.

Ye Chongjin also knew that this was not easy, so he turned his head, held the man's cheek, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him lightly on the chin.

The young man's light medicinal fragrance, mixed with a hint of youthful taste, invaded his soul instantly. Gu Chen seemed to be stupid, looking at him foolishly, thinking that he was still in a dream.

After a long time, he said: "This is the second time Ah Jin has taken the initiative to kiss me. The last time, I was assassinated when I was 12 years old. You pity me."

In these words, no matter how you listen, how wronged you are.

Ye Chongjin was a little embarrassed, but was held in his arms, unable to move left and right, and said: "I'm useless for lunch, I'm still hungry now."

Gu Chen held his hand and entered the inner hall together.

After entering, Ye Chongjin was really surprised. All the clothes he had worn since he was a child were placed in this hall, and since he was three years old, he never lost a single piece.

Ye Chongjin glanced at the little bellyband, the little socks, and the little padded jacket. This person probably has some eccentricity of collecting.

He picked up a pair of small tiger-toed shoes, only the length of his index finger, small and exquisite, extremely cute, he wore these shoes when he was a child, his parents, grandfather, and elder brother wished to hold him in their arms twelve hours a day, whatever No one can take it away.

He couldn't help laughing, and said: "This pair of shoes was bought by my father at a shoe store on the street one time, but they didn't fit. My father said he wanted to keep them for collection, but he couldn't find them. You stole it."

Gu Chen felt uncomfortable for a moment, but he quickly stabilized and said unreasonably: "Now it's mine, even you are mine."

Ye Chongjin smiled very kindly. His father once threatened that if he knew who stole his baby's shoes, he must teach him to be a good person.