I was reborn after dying

Brother, but Haoyue's temper is rather impatient, so he leaned closer, cleared his throat and said, "My lord, your handwriting is really beautiful. Do you want Haoyue to take it outside and frame it?"

Xu Jinyan wrote the last word, and when he heard what Haoyue said, he tilted his head with a smile and asked, "Oh? Then how can you tell me a good way?"

"This... this..." Haoyue blushed immediately, scratched her head and looked at Qingfeng, and then said, "My lord, this servant just thinks this word is very beautiful, like... like the tender bean sprouts planted by Mrs. Zhang in the back kitchen It looks comfortable."

Even Qingfeng couldn't help but cursed with a smile, "Go! What bean sprouts? I think you're hungry?!" Then he turned his head to Xu Jinyan and said, "My lord, although this servant is as illiterate as Haoyue, But I have also seen characters written by others, and I can probably tell the difference between good and bad. The word Shizi is as powerful as it is said in the book, like a surprise."

Hearing this, Haoyue yelled again, "Hey hey, that's it! Our son's character is good!"

Xu Jinyan smiled slightly, picked up the rice paper to dry his pen and ink, and suddenly thought of Su Yu who was far away on Qingli Mountain.

When they were on Qingli Mountain, Su Yu often made jokes in front of Xu Jinyan because Su Yu was lazy with his studies and couldn't calm down to practice calligraphy.Whenever Xu Jinyan arrested Su Yu to go to the pavilion to practice calligraphy, Su Yu was always in pain and pain. Anyway, he was feeling uncomfortable all over, trying to pretend to be sick to win Xu Jinyan's sympathy, so that he could get an amnesty instead of practicing calligraphy.But who is Xu Jinyan, how could he fail to see Su Yu's little tricks?

So Su Yu would always sit on the stone bench angrily, lying down or crookedly, but once Xu Jinyan went over to correct his sitting posture, Su Yu would take advantage of the opportunity and plunge into Xu Jinyan's arms, no matter how hard he tried to coax him. If you don't listen to it, you will be tired of it forever.

But Xu Jinyan said that no matter how good-tempered he is, there will be times when he gets angry. Whenever this happens, Su Yu will immediately sit up straight with a wink, and write with a pen like a good baby. He also took a brush and sketched chaotically on the white paper, anyway, it looked like that.

Xu Jinyan would always helplessly shake his head and sigh, standing half bent behind Su Yu, holding his fat little hand tightly with his big bony hands, teaching Su Yu calligraphy stroke by stroke.Every time at this time, Su Yu would turn around and smile at Xu Jinyan sweetly, and call out sweetly with her little milk voice, "Senior Brother, Senior Brother, Senior Brother!"

It had been two days since he returned to the palace this time, and Xu Jinyan was thinking about Su Yu in his heart.During the day, guests often came to visit, so Xu Jinyan naturally wanted to go out to greet him as his son, but at night, especially in the dead of night, Xu Jinyan lay on the bed under the brocade quilt, thinking in his heart that he was afraid that he would leave these few days, Su Yuli couldn't do without him.

Thinking of this, Xu Jinyan sighed in disbelief, and seeing that the ink on the rice paper had dried, he placed it on the table again, and tapped the table lightly with his fair fingers.

☆, Abandoned from the deep house

The bead curtain made of colored glaze beads was pulled suddenly, and a young girl walked in calmly.Looking at his appearance, he is only twelve or thirteen years old, which is the age of cardamom.A small face the size of a palm, although a little immature, but the facial features are nimble and beautiful, and it looks good, and the eyebrows and eyes are still vaguely similar to Xu Jinyan.

Combing the fashionable hair bun in the capital, wearing a green lake blue high-waisted skirt, the pink ribbon around the waist is long and winding behind her back, and the coral blue hair on her hair is still slightly emerald when she walks around. A rare beauty.

Seeing Xu Jinyan next to the table at this time, he raised the corner of his mouth and called out in a half-coquettish and half-joyed manner, "Big brother, you can make it easy for Yang Yi to find you!"

Xu Jinyan raised his head to see who was coming, then smiled slightly, and said with full of joy, "Little sister has become more and more beautiful, and my eldest brother was talking to his mother and concubine yesterday, but I didn't know that my younger sister went to the palace to accompany my aunt. I couldn’t see my little sister yesterday.”

While talking, Xu Jinyan walked forward, put his hands on Xu Yangyi's shoulders, looked him up and down again, and said, "Yang Yi has grown taller, big brother will hardly recognize Yang Yi."

"Big brother!" Xu Yangyi twisted her body shyly, and threw herself straight into Xu Jinyan's arms, her voice Cui Cui said, "Big brother hasn't been back for a long time. Mother concubine, second brother, and Yang Yi all I miss my big brother so much!"

"Big brother misses you too." Xu Jinyan stroked Xu Yangyi's hair, then asked again as if thinking of something, "Didn't Yang Yi stay with her aunt in the palace? Why did you come back today?"

Xu Yangyi crawled out of Xu Jinyan's arms, and turned in a circle again, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it is inevitable that there will be a banquet in the palace to celebrate the festival. Although my aunt can't come out of the palace to visit my mother and concubine, but But he told Yang Yi to go back to the mansion and greet her well. No, he also rewarded the moon cakes in the palace, and Yang Yi had someone send them to the concubine mother."

Hearing this, Xu Jinyan nodded.The current empress is the sister of Princess Pingyang, that is, his aunt.The empress has only two sons under her knees. Although the prince is noble, he is not as caring as the princess.

It was lonely in the deep palace, so Princess Pingyang asked Xu Yangyi to accompany her in the palace.First, he can visit his own sister instead of her, and second, he can relieve the empress's loneliness.Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Empress Dowager couldn't bear to kiss her niece to accompany her in the palace, so she asked Xu Yangyi to come back for the festival.

Thinking of this, Xu Jinyan smiled again, and said to Xu Yangyi, "Yang Yi hasn't gone to the concubine's place, has she? Come on, let's go and taste the mooncakes offered by my aunt."

As he spoke, Xu Jinyan took Xu Yangyi's little hand and walked out.Taoyao and Zhuohua who were waiting outside the door, and the maid brought by Xu Yangyi also followed.

This Dongyuan is located to the east of the palace, and the sun and feng shui are excellent.And because Xu Jinyan likes bamboo, Princess Pingyang ordered a bamboo forest to be planted in Dongyuan.The emerald green Xiangfei bamboo looks very elegant, and it is also suitable for Xu Jinyan's elegant residence.

As soon as a group of people came to the bamboo forest, they heard a woman's scolding from inside, accompanied by the sound of wind piercing the air, and muffled humming.Xu Jinyan frowned.

"You don't need to think too much, I think the young master has done something wrong again, and he is being taught by the nanny in charge." Taoyao is the best at observing words and expressions, and immediately went forward to explain.

Hearing this, Xu Jinyan frowned even deeper, and said lightly, "Oh? Is Xu Mo often taught by the nanny in charge?"

"That's right, the young master is really stubborn and rebellious, the princess is not in good health, and the prince often goes to the frontier to inspect, no, only the nanny in charge is willing to take care of it." Tao Yao said again, her words were obviously against the palace. The little boy is impatient.

"Oh, what the hell is he doing? Big brother, let's go, mother and concubine should be in a hurry!" Xu Yangyi urged.

Xu Jinyan's gaze sank, and after a long while he sighed secretly, and ordered to the left and right, "Come here, let's take a look. If it's really a young master, take him back to the room. Also, take the The nanny in charge kicked him out of the mansion. Although Xu Mo is a concubine, he is also the son of the majestic mansion, and no matter what, he won't have a servant to discipline him!"

"Yes."

Qingfeng clasped her fists and immediately went down to do it.

Xu Yangyi was a little puzzled, and raised her head and asked, "What does big brother care about him? He was born by a concubine. Since ancient times, there has been a difference between concubine and concubines. How can Xu Mo really be the young son of the palace? He is just a You're just a lowly brat."

"Yang Yi!" Xu Jinyan's voice was a little harsh. Seeing Xu Yangyi's mouth puffed up, he softened his tone and said, "Xu Mo is also the son of the king, so why isn't he the young master of the palace?"

"Hmph!" Xu Yangyi stomped his feet angrily, turned his face away, and said, "It's not anyway! I don't have such a lowly brother like him!" As she said that, she trotted forward. Hastily followed up.

Xu Jinyan paused, then shook his head after a while, secretly thinking that Yang Yi was spoiled, and now she is becoming more and more savage, even her big brother can't control her, she can't say it.

When it comes to the young master of Pingyang Palace, Xu Jinyan is still very impressed.At that time Xu Jinyan was only eight years old, he hadn't been kidnapped by the gangsters, and he hadn't gone to Qingli Mountain to learn from his teacher.So in the early autumn of that year, he witnessed Xu Mo's birth with his own eyes.

Speaking of which, Xu Mo was also a poor child who lost his mother when he was born.Xu Mo's biological mother was originally the dowry girl of Princess Pingyang, but somehow she suddenly climbed into King Pingyang's bed one day, and thus she had flesh and blood in her belly.King Pingyang and Princess Pingyang were husband and wife when they were young, and they were also childhood sweethearts. They were childhood sweethearts, so there is no need to talk about their relationship.Therefore, after the king of Pingyang learned that the dowry girl was pregnant, he was shocked at first, and then he felt ashamed of Princess Pingyang, so he ordered the girl to be beaten to death.

At that time, although Xu Jinyan was young, he was already a governor.Seeing that the dowry girl is really pitiful, and because he has a five-year-old younger brother Xu Wen and younger sister Xu Yangyi under him, and they know how cute the children are, they feel even more pitiful for the child in that girl's womb.So he begged King Pingyang to let the girl go, even if the girl was wrong, the child in her belly was innocent.

Since the eldest son begged so much, King Pingyang followed Xu Jinyan's wishes and let the girl go, but he didn't give her any title, and sent her to a small courtyard at will, and left her alone.At that time, although Princess Pingyang was angry in her heart, it can be seen that King Pingyang didn't care about that girl so much, so she also put up with it, anyway, it's pure if you don't see it.

The servants in the mansion's compound always see the wind and the wind, and only call the dowry girl "Wanqie", and seeing that the concubine is usually weak and incompetent, and doesn't like to talk, so these servants will ruin it at will, anyway, as long as no one is killed No one will care.

At that time, Xu Jinyan also knew a little about Wanqie's situation, but he didn't want to help her in the open. After all, Wanqie was also to blame, right?So in private, he often carried Princess Pingyang behind his back and asked the servant to give some money and food to the concubine.But even so, on the day when Concubine Wan gave birth, she would be very sick.After giving birth to Xu Mo with all her strength, she passed away.

Afterwards, Princess Pingyang thought that Xu Mo was young, so she sent a nanny to take care of him.Xu Jinyan also went to see Xu Mo from time to time, holding his chubby hand for fun.Later, Xu Jinyan went to Qingli Mountain to study as a teacher, and he could only see Xu Mo every year when he returned to the province.It's just that year after year has passed, and every time Xu Jinyan comes back, he must hear the servants in the palace talking about Xu Mo's stubbornness in private.

I still remember the year before last, it was also at this time that Xu Jinyan returned to the palace to visit his relatives, and as soon as he stepped into the front yard, he saw the servants in the mansion rushing to the backyard with a spring stool in their hands.After asking, it turned out that Xu Mo sneaked out of the palace over the wall and was caught by the king of Pingyang who came back from outside.Immediately, he was kicked to the ground by the furious King Pingyang, and ordered his servants to get the family law.

When Xu Jinyan arrived, Xu Mo had already been stripped of his outer clothes, and was pressed on the spring stool by two servants. His face was covered with sweat, his thin lips were bitten to pieces, and there was a shocking gap between his buttocks and legs. A bloodstain.But even though the pain was so severe, Xu Mo still stared at King Pingyang viciously, as if he was looking at his enemy, not his father.

Xu Jinyan was startled immediately, seeing the plank falling more and more fiercely, he was afraid that Xu Mo would really be broken.So he asked King Pingyang to spare Xu Mo, after all, he was only a half-grown child.

At that time, King Pingyang really spared Xu Mo, but he was locked in a small black room for three days.Xu Jinyan also knew that the King of Pingyang had always been strong and strict, and he would not change his original intention easily.So Xu Jinyan sighed secretly, and sent someone to administer wound medicine to Xu Mo Haosheng in private.

Afterwards, when Xu Jinyan went to see Xu Mo in the little black room, it was already very late.At that time, Xu Mo huddled into a small ball, crouched in the corner of the wall like a wounded and helpless little animal, raised his palm-sized delicate face, and quietly stared at the bits and pieces of moonlight on the ground in a daze.

For some reason, Xu Jinyan's heart ached suddenly, and after looking at Xu Mo for a while, he quietly left.Before leaving, I did not forget to leave a piece of mooncake with lotus seed paste on the windowsill.In fact, Xu Jinyan didn't know what kind of mooncakes Xu Mo liked to eat, but at the time he remembered that Su Yu liked lotus seed paste, so he took a piece for Xu Mo as well.

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Xu Jinyan thought all the way, the wind was blowing under his feet, he walked through the long corridor, turned around the Qingdai path paved with blue stones, and walked into the courtyard of Princess Pingyang.

As soon as he stepped up the steps, the heavy curtain was lifted immediately, and two little maids with buns came out to greet him.

"My son, please come in. The concubine and princess are waiting inside." One of the round-faced little maids said to Xu Jinyan with a smile, and bowed again.

Xu Jinyan nodded with a slight smile, then raised his long legs and walked in, followed by Zhuohua with his head bowed behind him.

☆, family banquet

As soon as they entered the room, several maids walked up to meet Xu Jinyan. While leading the way for Xu Jinyan, they stretched out their bare hands to lightly lift the bead curtain in front of them.A group of people passed through a landscape screen and entered the room.Xu Jinyan raised his eyes and saw his younger sister Yang Yi sitting on the soft couch next to his concubine mother, when he saw him coming, he puffed out his mouth and turned his head, pretending not to see him.

Xu Jinyan was amused in his heart, and quickly walked a few steps forward, bowed respectfully to Princess Pingyang, and said loudly, "Mother, my son is here to greet you."

"Excuse me, excuse me, Yan'er come and sit here with my concubine, just now Yang Yi sued me, saying that you, a big brother, bullied her." Princess Pingyang smiled, reached out to shake Xu Jinyan's hand, Lead him to sit on the chair next to him.

Because Princess Pingyang pays attention to maintenance and is born beautiful, even though she is a mother of three children, time has never treated her harshly.Dressed in brocade clothes, with a frown and a smile, one can know how the country was so overwhelmed back then.

Xu Jinyan didn't want to annoy Princess Pingyang during the few days of visiting relatives, so he smiled and said, "It's the son's fault, so let's confess to my sister." After saying that, Xu Jinyan stood up and cupped his fists at Xu Yangyi, saying, "Sister Yang Yi, it's the elder brother's fault just now, I hope the younger sister can forgive the elder brother."

In this way, how could Xu Yangyi continue to make her daughter's petty temper, immediately changed his face, shook Princess Pingyang's arm, and said with a charming face, "Mother Concubine, look at big brother!" , Yang Yi is such a narrow-minded girl? Doesn’t the big brother think that Yang Yi is still as easy-tempered as she was when she was a child?"

As Xu Yangyi said, he turned his head again, stuck out his tongue at Xu Jinyan, and snorted softly.

Seeing this scene, Princess Pingyang smiled, held Xu Jinyan's hand in one hand, and Xu Yangyi's in the other, and said, "Okay, that's good, there will be no conflicts between brothers and sisters, it's just Wen'er Your father and king went to the frontier, but this Mid-Autumn Festival will not be able to come back and have a family reunion."

Hearing this, Xu Jinyan said, "Mother and concubine don't have to be sad. My father is a prince, and he also has the responsibility of protecting the family and the country. The son admires his father very much. As for Wen'er, he is not young anymore, and he is a prince." Having practiced martial arts since childhood, it is also a good thing to go to the frontier to experience it this time. Besides, with son and Yang Yi accompanying mother and concubine, how can there be no reunion during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"That's right, does the mother concubine only think about her second brother and not Yang Yi? Yang Yi usually spends most of her time in the palace with her aunt, so doesn't the mother concubine miss Yang Yi?" Xu Yangyi said.

Princess Pingyang was a little regretful at first, but now she became happy when she heard what her son and daughter said. She pointed at the tip of Xu Yangyi's nose with her finger and said, "Why don't you think about Yangyi? Concubine Mother is just you, my precious daughter." , I really keep it in my heart all the time. It’s just that your two cousins ​​are often not in the capital, and the concubine mother is still accompanied by Wen’er. Your aunt in the harem is no better than the concubine mother in the palace. Stay with me."

"My aunt is the empress, so is there anyone else who will be angry with my aunt?" Xu Yangyi asked doubtfully, tilting her head.

"Isn't it? It's just that the deep palace is complicated, and you, a little girl, don't understand. The only thing is that your aunt will not hurt you no matter what." Princess Pingyang stroked Xu Yangyi's hair, and said softly.

Xu Jinyan pondered for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "I haven't seen my cousin for many years, why are they not in the capital now?"

"Yan'er, you grew up in Qingli Mountain, and you never knew what happened in this capital." Princess Pingyang sighed and continued, "Your seventh cousin has a fierce temper, and for some reason you have a dispute with the current prince. You also know that the prince is the only son of the former empress, and the emperor dotes on the former empress so much, so he naturally prefers the prince more. Unconvinced, your seventh cousin went to the Northland in a fit of anger, saying that he went to visit the mountains and rivers. Xiao Shi Qi has a restless temperament, so he also went with Lao Qi. Forget it, let’s not talk about it.”

Xu Jinyan saw that Princess Pingyang looked a little tired, so he pursed his lips and didn't ask any more questions.But secretly thinking about his seventh cousin in his heart.The seven sons of the current emperor were born to the current empress, and they are brothers of the same mother as the seventeen princes.In Xu Jinyan's impression, the Seventh Prince has always been a very manly man with a strong temper.Therefore, when Princess Pingyang said that he was discouraged in Beijing and went out to visit the mountains and rivers, Xu Jinyan really didn't believe it.I just hope that he can live in peace for a while, and don't cause cholera again.

So this topic came to an end, Princess Pingyang was thinking about the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion with her children, and she didn't want to mention the troubles in the harem.Mama Cui, who was waiting beside Princess Pingyang, was an old man beside Princess Pingyang, and she always had the ability to read words and expressions. When she saw this, she hurriedly walked forward with a smile on her face, and at the same time reached out to beckon the little maid behind her.

"Princess, this mansion has been decorated according to your instructions. The food and supplies for the dinner, as well as the gift boxes sent to the palace and other mansions have also been sent out." Cui Mama half-bowed, wiping Li Xiangyou's hair was meticulously pulled into a semicircle bun, revealing a rich and round white face, and she continued with a smile on her face, "I see that it's still early, why don't princesses use some mooncakes with the prince and princess first? The servant girl has heard that this moon cake was brought by the princess from the palace, and the princess is really filial to the princess."

Hearing this, Princess Pingyang nodded with a smile, held Xu Yangyi's hand and praised, "Yes, Yangyi has always been a filial child, come, Yan'er also come and taste this mooncake."

Cui's mother winked at the maid behind her, and the little maid immediately carried the tray knowingly, and walked quickly to Xu Jinyan to deliver the mooncakes to Xu Jinyan.Then Mama Cui took the mooncakes herself, and respectfully went up to ask Princess Pingyang and Princess Pingyang to taste them.

Xu Jinyan saw that the mooncakes handed over were very beautiful in pattern, and they were not quite the same as the patterns of blooming and rich flowers in previous years.In addition to the gorgeous patterns, it also ingeniously made the appearance of various flowers, which look lifelike and have excellent hues.

The rose-shaped moon cake is delicate and beautiful, and it looks very beautiful. Xu Yangyi's girlish nature, seeing such a beautiful and delicate food, she is naturally happy, so she stretched out two fingers to take it, and after looking carefully Then he laughed and said, "The imperial palace is indeed an imperial palace, and the mooncakes are made differently from other places."

Princess Pingyang also laughed, stroking Xu Yangyi's hair and lovingly said, "Taste it quickly, your aunt's exquisite thought is really very precious."

Hearing this, Xu Yangyi nodded with a smile, took a bite of the mooncake with the handkerchief in one hand, and tasted it carefully, then said, "Well, it melts in your mouth, it's sweet but not greasy, and has a strong fragrance. Really delicious."

Xu Jinyan also randomly took a piece and tasted it, only to find it a bit sweet and greasy, and he has never liked sweets, so he didn't take a second piece.He couldn't help but miss Su Yu again.When I was in Qingli Mountain on weekdays, because I was afraid that Ah Yu would get tooth decay if he ate too much sweets, he often ordered him to eat less.And every time Su Yu would lick his fingers, looking and looking at the sweets like a greedy cat, his pitiful look made people smile.

Thinking of this, Xu Jinyan smiled involuntarily, thinking that when he returned to Qingli Mountain, he must bring Su Yu more food, otherwise a certain little baby would be angry, and he would have to hug and coax Su Yu by himself.

Chatting like this, the color quietly wiped black, and the sky full of stars dotted the vast night, and set off the bright and bright moonlight.

Princess Pingyang was supported by Mama Cui and Princess Princess from left to right, with a group of maidservants behind her, happily walking through the promenade full of red lanterns, and a little maidservant carrying a lantern He led the way through the bluestone path and entered the backyard of the palace.

It has already been carefully arranged, except for some flowers that fit the occasion, even the Ziqi Donglai screen that is usually placed in the living room is placed up.Next to the screen is a high desk, on which there is a pot of coral reefs carefully carved from the best blood jade, which is really lifelike and ingenious when viewed from a distance.

All the maids and servants were standing on both sides with smiles on their faces, and even the few concubines who didn't come out often on weekdays, when they saw the princess came, they all stood aside respectfully.

Princess Pingyang nodded in satisfaction, and was seated by Mama Cui, who asked everyone to sit down.

Only then did Xu Jinyan and the others take their seats. Due to their status, Xu Jinyan and Xu Yangyi naturally sat on both sides of Princess Pingyang.And those concubines and the more respectable nuns sat in a corner far away.

In the past, when the King of Pingyang was in the mansion, the palace was always extra cautious, but now that the King of Pingyang is not there, he can relax a little.After Princess Pingyang ordered the banquet to begin, a group of maidservants passed by and put the delicacies that had been prepared in advance on the table.

Taking advantage of the gap between Princess Pingyang and Xu Yangyi's conversation, Xu Jinyan wandered around for a while, but he couldn't find Xu Mo's shadow. He couldn't help being a little surprised, so he asked Zhuohuadao who was waiting behind him in a low voice, "Why didn't the young master come? Didn't you send someone to invite him?"

"Returning to my lord, the concubine sent her sister Cuiyu to invite the young master to the side room in Dongyuan earlier, but the young master said he was not feeling well, so he didn't come over tonight." Zhuo Hua replied.

Nodding his head, Xu Jinyan waved his hand at Zhuo Hua, who then saluted and stood back a little further.

At first, Xu Jinyan only knew that Su Yu'ai used the excuse of being unwell to escape the morning class, but now he realizes that his younger brother also likes to use this excuse.The excuse of being unwell is really useful, Xu Jinyan shook his head secretly, thinking in his heart, well, since Mo'er doesn't want to come over, he still feels a little against the concubine mother in his heart.But it doesn't matter, after the banquet is over, I'll go visit by myself.

After making up his mind, Xu Jinyan raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, then poured another glass, stood up and said loudly to Princess Pingyang, "Mother, tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yan'er is here to wish mother The face stays forever, Fukuzawa Watanabe."

☆, light up

The wine was a little spicy, but it had a strong and pure fragrance after entering the mouth. Xu Jinyan drank the wine in the glass, and as soon as he sat down on this side, Xu Yangyi on the other side stood up and said, "It's not just big brother who has filial piety, Yang Yi also has it. Yang Yi made a purse a few days ago, and I rushed to give it to my concubine today, I hope my concubine will always smile."

While talking, Xu Yangyi winked at the little maid behind her, who understood, and quickly bowed and handed the purse to Princess Pingyang.

Princess Pingyang smiled all over her face, took the purse and looked at it carefully.I saw that the palm-sized lotus is made of brocade and silk with gold and silver threads.The face was embroidered with bright red peonies, and some auspicious clouds and water patterns were drawn on the side. Although the stitches were a little rough, it made Princess Pingyang really happy, so she looked at the pair of children and said, "Okay, okay! The son and Yang Yi have a heart, and the mother and concubine are happy."

The following concubines also sent the prepared gifts one after another. Although they were not so precious, they were also a thought for the mistress.Concubine Pingyang nodded secretly, said a few words on the occasion, and finally rewarded some concubines with some jewelry.He even rewarded the servants of the mansion with money.In this way, all the servants in the palace were smiling, and they showed more effort.

By the time the banquet ended, it was already very late.Princess Pingyang was never in good health, so Madam Cui helped her down to rest first.But Xu Jinyan also remembered Xu Mo in his heart, so he also returned to Dongyuan.

Although the concubine Wan made mistakes because of her greed and vanity in the past, in Xu Jinyan's heart, the crime was not as good as her son's. Xu Mo was innocent after all, and besides, he and himself were brothers whose blood was thicker than water.You have to take care of it anyway.Xu is that the princess of Pingyang doesn't pay much attention to Xu Mo on weekdays, and the servants of the palace secretly speculate that the princess doesn't like the young son, so they look down on him a bit.

Although Dongyuan is a large courtyard, Xu Mo lives in the most remote corner of Dongyuan, and there are probably only one or two servants around him.And because of his unpleasant temperament, Xu Jinyan can probably understand Xu Mo's situation in the palace, but he can't say much.

Passing through the bamboo forest in Dongyuan, Xu Jinyan walked deep into Dongyuan. Because the location was remote and few people went there, Xu Jinyan carried a bright yellow lantern and walked all the way to find Xu Mo under the moonlight.

It was only half way, and there was a small group of black shadows looming on the far side of the lotus pond.Xu Jinyan frowned, raised the lantern in his hand a little, and when the bright light shone, he recognized who the shadow was.

"Mo'er." Xu Jinyan walked a few steps, and saw Xu Mo still squatting by the lotus pond as if he didn't know someone was coming, so he asked, "What are you doing here? I don't think so at night." cold?"

Hearing this, Xu Mo turned slightly, raised his expressionless face and said, "It's late at night, what is your son doing here again?" After finishing speaking, Xu Mo lowered his head again and fiddled with the red object in his hand.

Taking a closer look, Xu Jinyan saw clearly that there was a lotus lantern hidden in Xu Mo's hand.Sighing secretly in his heart, he squatted down, put the lantern in his hand aside, and said to Xu Mo in a warm voice, "Mo'er, why do you call me Shizi? I am your big brother. If you really don't want to call me, you can call me." The name, just don’t call it out in front of others, lest others trouble you, you know?”

Xu Mo didn't expect that Xu Jinyan would treat him so gently. His position in the mansion was extremely embarrassing since he was a child, and no one had ever been kind to him.

Therefore, Xu Mo frowned, turned his body away from Xu Jinyan, lowered his eyes for a while, and then said in a low voice, "Did you send someone to rescue me during the daytime today?"

"Good boy." Xu Jinyan answered the wrong question, but told Xu Mo, "In the future, if someone bullies you, you can go to elder brother's Yaju and find Zijin. She is the kindest person, and she will definitely help you."

"En." Xu Mo nodded, feeling a little sour in his heart.It's not that he doesn't know everything. He knows how his own mother, Concubine Wan, died tragically. Except for the boy from Zhilan Yushu, I'm afraid there will be no one who treats him well again, right?

"Brother..." Xu Mo called out in a low voice, then looked up at Xu Jin with teary eyes and said, "I heard from others that sending lotus lanterns on Mid-Autumn Festival can relieve lovesickness, is it true?"

Hearing this, Xu Jinyan felt sorry for Xu Mo again, looking at the pond full of lotus flowers, he secretly said, Xu Mo lost his mother since he was a child, and he was not treated by his father and king. Yang Yi and Xu Wen never liked to see him, so they wanted to come to Xu Mo Staying lonely in the palace.And because of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I miss my dead mother even more.

Originally, the palace did not allow lotus lanterns to be released privately, especially when Xu Mo was a concubine, and Princess Pingyang was the aunt. Where are these parents going to mourn their loved ones?

"Did you write on the lotus lantern?" Xu Jinyan asked.

Shaking his head, Xu Mo no longer had the stubborn and unruly appearance in the past. Now he is a half-grown child, with both hands tightly protecting the lotus lamp, at a loss.

Forget it, Xu Jinyan sighed to himself, and continued, "It's okay, sincerity is good. As long as you let it go, your biological mother will definitely be able to hear what you think."

Sucking his nose, Xu Mo nodded, and carefully put the lotus lamp in his hand into the lotus pond.The lotus lamp slowly spread along the pool water to the center of the lotus, and disappeared into the distance after a while.

Xu Jinyan reached out and touched Xu Mo's head, then took off his outer clothes and gently covered Xu Mo's body, saying, "I wish you a long life, and you will be beautiful for thousands of miles. When you miss your mother, your mother also misses you. "

"Is what you said true?" Xu Mo stared quietly at the brocade robe he was wearing, and pulled it tightly with his trembling little hands.The small body like a cub looked especially desolate and lonely in the dark night, and the thin lips were tightly pressed, as if to resist all the harm brought to him by the outside world.

Xu Jinyan had a panoramic view of Xu Mo's expression in front of him, whether it was Xu Mo's rebelliousness or arrogance, they were just a shell to protect himself.Just like a hedgehog, no matter how sharp spikes grow on the outer fur, his belly is always soft and warm, and once all the spikes are lost, the hedgehog will not live long.

And Xu Mo is not Su Yu, nor is he more prosperous than Su Yu on Qingli Mountain.In the courtyard of the deep gate, the surface looks bright and beautiful, but there will always be some unknown dirty things happening behind the scenes, which cannot be avoided or forbidden.Therefore, Xu Jinyan didn't want Xu Mo to learn how to pull out the spikes, but he just hoped that he could live a better life.

"I won't lie to you." Xu Jinyan sighed secretly, and continued, "It's getting late, shall I take you back?"

Shaking his head, Xu Mo hung his head and said nothing, just stood up expressionlessly, and walked back on his own.

Xu Jinyan was naturally worried about Xu Mo going back by himself, so he quickly called him up and said, "Don't worry, I told you to go back, why did you go first?" As he spoke, Xu Jinyan lifted the lantern on the ground He got up, raised his legs and walked a few steps forward. The moment he got close to Xu Mo, he grabbed Xu Mo's little hand and said with a gentle smile, "Let's go, I'll take you back."

His body froze, Xu Mo pursed his lips and did not shake off Xu Jinyan's hand, but just walked forward in silence.

The two of them walked all the way to the side courtyard where Xu Mo lived under the meager light of the lantern, and pushed open the thick and old wooden door. Xu Jinyan looked at the dilapidated courtyard, frowned involuntarily, and held Xu Mo's hand even more. tight.

The courtyard was pitch-black, except for an oil lamp that was still burning inside, presumably it was reserved for Xu Mo, the gatekeeper and maidservants should have gone to bed long ago.

"Go back to sleep." Xu Jinyan squatted down, reached out and gently wrapped Xu Mo's hair behind his ears.

"En." Xu Mo staggered his eyes, ripped off the outer dress he was wearing, and hesitated for a long time before gathering the courage to stand on tiptoe and carefully cover Xu Jinyan with the outer dress in his hand He lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "Brother, you are going back to the mountain tomorrow, aren't you? I... I have a low status... I can't go out to see you off at that time. Be careful on the way. I... I will go back first." ..."

After all, Xu Mo turned around and ran away.

Xu Jinyan was stunned for a while, then got up after a while, and went back with the lantern.

☆Brother, someone bullied me!

It was getting late, and when Xu Jinyan returned to Dongyuan Yaju, the dinner party in the front yard also ended.Tao Yao was carrying a basin of hot water, and as soon as she went out, she saw Xu Jinyan, so she stepped forward and said, "Why did your son come back so late? Do you want to order the small kitchen to make some more food?"

"No need, I'm just walking around in the mansion, it's getting late, you go down and rest, you don't need to wait." Xu Jinyan waved his hand casually, and strode into the room

go with.

Taoyao who was behind her hurriedly gave a salute, answered "Yes", and went down joyfully.

In this night of stars, under the sky full of stars, the cold moonlight climbed up the window of the coffin, and shattered the ground again.Xu Jinyan stood quietly in front of the table, staring at the calligraphy and paintings on the table in a daze.

This calligraphy and painting was done during the day, although Qingfeng Haoyue didn't understand it, she still felt that the calligraphy was good.Xu Jinyan touched the words on it, and said in a low voice, "Life is like a dream, so what's the joy?"

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Xu Jinyan got up early the next morning. As soon as he got out of bed, the door was pushed open. The big servant girl walked in lightly with a basin of water in her lap. Seeing that Xu Jinyan was already awake, she smiled and said, "My lord Wake up? This servant will help the prince change his clothes."

As he said that, he quickly walked a few steps and put down the basin, then turned around to help Xu Jinyan get dressed.

"No need, I'll do it myself." Xu Jinyan waved his hand casually, picked out a plain dress to wear, and asked while wearing it, "Zi Jin, how is your life in the palace, little master? "

"Back to my son, I lived..." Zijin bit her lip and finally told Xu Jinyan the truth, "It's not a good life. The servants in the mansion always follow the wind. Although the princess is kind, but ...But after all, the young master is young and often stubborn and rebellious, so the prince naturally doesn't like him very much..."

Xu Jinyan nodded, knowing that Zijin was telling the truth.In Dongyuan Yaju, among the four big maids, only Zijin and Yoyo are more stable-tempered, but Yoyo is not as gentle as Zijin.But Taoyao and Zhuohua have always followed the order of the princess, and the princess loves the princess Yang Yi the most, but Yang Yi hates the concubine in the family very much, so the two maids have more eyes and eyes.

Thinking of this, Xu Jinyan sighed secretly, and said to Zijin, "After I leave later, you go to the young master, get some money, and bring some food and clothing to send over. Also, you tell him that in the future, if If something happens, write a letter and send it to Qingli Mountain, and I will see it. From now on, every three days, you will go to the young master's place and help the girl there to take care of him."

After a pause, Xu Jinyan thought for a while, "Also, don't let the princess know."

"Yes, my son, the slaves have written it down." Zijin replied, and stepped forward to hang a bamboo-green lotus on Xu Jinyan's waist, and then turned around to take another jade pendant to hang on it.

Seeing this, Xu Jinyan waved his hands and said, "No need, I hung up my purse and Ke."

"Yes." Zijin replied holding the jade pendant in his hand.

"I'll give this jade pendant to you, please go to the little master's courtyard more often." Xu Jin said.

"Thank you, my servant, I will definitely go to the young master more in the future, please rest assured, my servant will take good care of the young master." Zijin said with a happy face while holding the jade pendant.

After finishing speaking, Zijin put away the jade pendant, waited for Xu Jinyan to wash up, and then asked Taoyao and Youyou to bring in the breakfast.Since he returned to Qingli Mountain today, Xu Jinyan took a few mouthfuls and put down his chopsticks. After cleaning his hands, he went to Princess Pingyang.

Although Princess Pingyang was reluctant to let Xu Jinyan go back to the mountain so early, she also knew that Xu Jinyan had made up her mind, so she held his hand in every possible way and sent him to the gate of the palace.

Xu Yangyi didn't want to let Jinyan leave, and while holding Princess Pingyang's hand, he called Xu Jinyan, "Big brother, you should come back often, and when Yangyi has a chance, he must go to Qingli Mountain to see you!"

"Okay." Xu Jinyan answered with a nod, then knelt down on the ground again, kowtowed respectfully to Princess Pingyang and said, "Mother, my son is not filial and can't serve by Mother's side, so I'm going back to Qingli today. Shan, I hope that everything is going well for the mother and concubine in the palace, and she is in good health, and I will also trouble the people around the concubine to take good care of her."

"Yan'er, get up, my son." The corners of Princess Pingyang's eyes were moist, and she helped Xu Jinyan up with both hands.

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