Heaven and earth return to one

Lele was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly wanted to cry, holding the boy's leg and shouting to go home.

Amin, who had already run to the door, stopped, bowed his head, and said nothing.

The young man patted off the ashes on Lele's clothes, wiped his tears for him, and held his hand, "Let's go, be careful that your two elder brothers have eaten all the food later."

Lele raised his arms, choked up and said, "Brother Ren hugs..."

The boy nodded his nose, "I'm one year older after the Chinese New Year, and I still want to hug him. Are you ashamed?"

Lele stopped crying, and laughed with her neck raised.

The boy led him to continue walking, and he didn't speak when he passed the door, but Lele, who was being led by him, looked back at Amin who was poking there with his head down.

A Ming peeked at it, and the young man was not tall and tall, but his firm back was faintly visible, which made him feel ashamed.

The boy walked away slowly, not fast, but it seemed that people would never be able to catch up.

"...Brother Ren!" Amin called out like a mosquito. Seeing that the people in front still didn't stop, he was anxious and ran forward quickly, "Brother Ren, wait for me, Brother Ren!"

The boy stopped and looked back at him.

Amin's eyes were red, and he couldn't lift his head up in front of him.

"Is something wrong?" the young man asked lightly.

A Ming didn't understand why he was made to cry by these three simple words. He rubbed the ground under his feet in embarrassment, gritted his teeth and vigorously returned the candied fruit he had just snatched back to Lele, saying: "I don't want it anymore." !"

Lele didn't stand firm, and almost sat down on the ground again, holding the bag of candied fruit, and was stunned again.

The boy's expression remained unchanged, "Why not?"

"Brother Ren said you can't bully the weak, I..." Amin desperately tried to hold back his tears, but his voice trembled uncontrollably.

The boy asked: "Are you aware of your mistake? Then I will punish you, will you accept it?"

"... Take it." Amin raised his sleeves and wiped his face indiscriminately, and stretched out his hands.

The young man raised his hand and patted his left and right palms. He didn't use much force, but it would never make him feel nothing.

Amin shrank his neck and trembled twice, but he didn't take it back.

"Did you forget something?" the boy asked.

Amin paused, then slowly raised his head to look at Lele who was half hiding behind the boy, and said, "Lele is sorry."

Lele tilted her head to look at him, "It's okay."

Seeing that he was still stretching out his hand, the boy said, "Okay, since Lele is not angry with you, this is enough."

Amin put down his hands, a little disappointed, "Then...then I'm going home."

"Wait a minute." The boy called him again.

A Ming pursed his lips and didn't dare to move, and didn't ask him what else he needed.

"Punish you because you made a mistake, but it is also courage for you to admit your mistakes. I have something for you." The boy said, and took out another bag of candied fruit from his arms, "This is really the last bag, take it Bar."

Amin stared at him blankly, but didn't answer.

The young man smiled and gave him the candied fruit, "Remember you told me that when you grow up, you want to be a high-ranking official? When you become a high-ranking official, you can't use your power to bully the weak, you must be fair and strict, and love the people like your own son. My feeling at this time, I I hope you will always remember."

A Ming seemed to understand, but tears flowed down his face. He nodded heavily while holding the candied fruit, "I remember!"

The boy took one of them with each hand and left.

Not long after, Li Yunke appeared at the place where they were standing just now, and asked Nangong Xuan, "What do you think of him?"

"It's a reward and punishment." Nangongxuan replied absently, and raised his eyebrows to look at Li Yunke, "It looks quite like you, your son?"

Li Yunke's feet slipped and he almost fell on his back, "Son...who? What are you talking about? I just believe in a son, okay?"

Nangong Xuan blinked, "Oh."

"That's my brother's No.12 son, named Li Ren." Li Yunke wiped his chin and teased, "Why, you think I'm hiding a son here, don't you feel bad?"

Nangongxuan blushed because of his fuss, slapped his hand away and said, "Speak business! Why is the emperor's son here?"

"Yao Cheng, Li Ren's grandfather, used to be the magistrate of Shuangzhou, but later he was punished by the emperor because of corruption and perverting the law." Li Yunke said, "The emperor didn't love Concubine Yao very much, saying that she has a good-looking face. , but she is not likable at all, after what happened, she became more and more uncomfortable, and the queen wanted to squeeze her out, so she was brought here."

Nangongxuan snorted, "Is this considered to be lenient?"

Li Yunke sighed, "He also said that he spared her because the Twelfth Prince was young and couldn't live without a mother, but what kind of feelings does he have for the Twelfth Prince? Otherwise, he wouldn't leave such a young son outside. Don't listen or ask for ten years."

Nangongxuan couldn't help but think of his son, "A tiger doesn't eat its offspring, why is he so cruel?"

"He said that Ren'er has the same temperament as his mother, and that look made him dislike him. If he stays by his side, he will definitely cause chaos in the future. He also said that he will let the child suffer a few years outside, and if he can distinguish right from wrong, he will take him back. Palace, otherwise they will leave their mother and child to fend for themselves."

Nangong Xuan sneered, "Your brother is really nothing."

"I went to work nearby five years ago. When I remembered him, I stopped by to visit him. I felt that the child was respectful, kind, and humble. He was a rare good boy, so I asked Master Benchu ​​to take care of him." Li Yunke looked into the distance and sent him off. The young man turned back with relief in his eyes, "I haven't seen him in the past few years, he has grown a lot, and his temperament has not changed. If he is taught by a good teacher, he may not be unable to take on great responsibilities."

Having said that, Nangong Xuan finally understood, "You want him to be the crown prince and inherit the throne in the future?"

Li Yunke smiled, "What do you think?"

"I don't understand these things." Seeing Li Ren approaching, Nangongxuan pulled Li Yunke away, "You can do it if you say so."

"Or do you want Xin'er to..."

"Don't, just thinking about it makes me sick."

The two of them followed the young man back to the monastery first, and watched him prepare a fast meal for his master, the only real monk in the monastery, and then followed him to a simple courtyard at the back of the monastery, to see him Concubine Yao, who was glamorous back then, and now an ordinary village woman prepared dinner together, and the mother and son huddled in front of the door, eating happily with the sound of warm firecrackers.

Indisputable.

Having seen enough, Li Yunke and Nan Gongxuan walked slowly to the place where the horses were tied.

"It's not far from Shaolin, so why did the monk become a monk here alone?" Nangongxuan asked an irrelevant question.

"Kurmu Temple has a long history. There was no Shaolin at the time of its prosperity. But then the area became more and more deserted, and there were no people in the temple. When their mother and son first arrived here, it is said that there was only one old monk who was visiting the temple. , he passed away in the next year, and it was Yao who took care of the funeral for him. The one who went later was sent by Master Benchu ​​to take care of their mother and child. Yao also knew that yesterday I asked Xiang Duo to advance Come and send them some candied rice and meat for the New Year, in the name of Shaolin."

"You gave them meat in the name of Shaolin?" Nangong Xuan's mouth twitched.

Li Yunke laughed, "Giving meat doesn't mean they eat meat."

"Your brother sent them here because he liked the desolation here?" Nangong Xuan looked back at the lantern fire, "But I think it's okay."

"After they arrived, Master Benchu ​​brought several families of suffering people there one after another, and it gradually became like this. They worked together, and the Dahuangling was no longer barren. I heard that the vegetables are still growing very well."

Nangong Xuan stopped and couldn't leave.

Li Yunke stopped, "What's wrong?"

Nangong Xuan rubbed his stomach, "I haven't eaten since I came out in the morning, I'm too hungry to walk."

"How did I forget about this!" Li Yunke patted himself on the forehead, walked up to Nangong Xuan and squatted down, "If you can't walk, I'll carry you on my back, come on."

Nangong Xuan stared at his back for a while, a smile appeared on his lips, and he jumped up politely.

Li Yunke held him up steadily, and ran briskly, "Let's go!"

The two arrived at Zhuangzi in the middle of the night, had a big meal, talked for a while and took a shower, Li Yunke then dragged him to do something that he had been thinking about for days.

Nangong Xuan also had that thought, the two of them entered the room, kissed each other and then rolled onto the bed.

After one time, Li Yunke was still unsatisfied, and put his arms around Nangong Xuan, "Come again?"

Nangong Xuan panted, and frowned slightly, "I feel like throwing up..."

Li Yunke was shocked, "I got pregnant while doing it?"

"..." Nangong Xuan kicked him down, "Bastard, I ate too much and was crushed by a man as big as you, it's uncomfortable!"

"Baby, take it easy, what can I do if I really kicked you for the rest of your life?" Li Yunke dodged deftly, turned over with him in his arms, let him sit on his body, and supported his waist, "This is the pressure!" It can help you digest after it’s gone, maybe you’ll be hungry again when it’s over.”

Nangong Xuan: "..."

On the morning of Lunar New Year's Day, Xiang Duo appeared outside Yao's small courtyard with a smile on his face.

The first one to come out was Li Ren who was rushing to have a morning class with the master in the Dead Wood Temple. When he saw him, he was taken aback and said politely, "This big brother lost his way?"

Xiang Duo knelt down on one knee, and presented Li Yunke's token and a personal letter with both hands, "My subordinates send greetings to the Twelve Princes."

Li Ren's expression was blank for a moment, and then he understood. He took the things in his hand and said, "Brother, come in and talk."

After the mother and son finished reading the letter, Xiang Duo put away the token that Li Ren handed back, "Master has said it, I respect both of you on this matter."

Yao shi, a weak woman, didn't see any panic or surprise when faced with this matter, she calmly said: "Whether you want to choose that path, Ren'er can decide for himself."

Li Ren nodded his head in thought for a moment, and said, "My child still remembers what the emperor said five years ago when he came here. He said that since he was named Li, he shouldered an inescapable responsibility." Looking at the woman with a slight smile, "Thanks to the emperor's uncle, I want to try my best."