Heaven and earth return to one

On the evening of July [-]th, the imperial garden was brightly lit, and there were staggered cups of wine.The theater troupe staged a show that was applauded by the crowd on the temporary stage, and faked an illusion of peace and happiness.

Li Yunshen and Ben Lang toasted to each other back and forth, the more they drank, the happier they became.

At this time, Ben Lang asked again about the peace between the two countries. Li Yunshen waved his hand and said, "We can all sit down and drink together, why are we fighting each other?"

Among those officials who still insisted on beating up, several were sick and did not attend today.At the beginning Li Yunshen was unhappy, thinking that this group of people was about to unite and turn against each other. Fortunately, the queen kept persuading them from the sidelines, so nothing happened before the banquet started.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Yunshen seemed to have forgotten about it and drank to his heart's content.He raised his glass to signal Ben Fusheng and Ben Hongsheng who were beside Ben Lang, and said: "Don't see Aiqing, I will not return tonight without getting drunk!"

Li Yunke, accompanied by the prime minister, took a sip of wine, but his mood was not high at all.He carefully looked at the group of Qiujue soldiers who followed Ben Lang into the palace, but he didn't see Xiong Zhennan who was sent back. Seeing that Li Yunke was still chatting happily with Ben Lang and his son, he got up and walked behind Xu Yan, and asked in a low voice: "Xiong Zhennan Is it at the station? Is there someone watching over there?"

Xu Yan turned around when he heard the sound, saw that it was him, and was about to get up, but was held down by Li Yunke.He glanced at Li Yunshen above, seeing that he didn't pay attention to this side, and then whispered: "Don't worry, Lord Qi sent troops to watch over there. Since Xiong Zhennan entered the inn, he didn't even have his own room." I've been out. Although I'm afraid there will be something wrong with releasing people in advance, but these days, the blind man is locked up in the Ministry of punishment, and the people under the subordinate officials have made him suffer a lot. It will take a long time for him to be raised well. There should be no waves to turn over."

Li Yunke nodded, but for some reason, he still felt uneasy in his heart, and was about to call the imperial army to give him some instructions, when he turned around, he saw a little eunuch trotting towards him.He remembered that the little eunuch was working next to the queen mother, so he looked up at the queen mother who was sitting next to Li Yunshen, and saw the old lady beckoned to him after meeting his eyes.

The little eunuch also ran up to him, saluted and said, "My lord, the queen mother is here to invite you."

After thinking about it for a while, Li Yunke probably guessed what the queen mother told him to say, and couldn't help laughing.He followed the little eunuch to the Empress Dowager, respectfully and with a bit of intimacy: "Mother Empress."

The queen mother patted his arm twice, signaling him to be lower, and when Li Yunke knelt down, pinched his ear and said, "You think you are great, don't you? I have sent you so many portraits, and none of them can Can you catch your eyes? You are not too young, how can any girl be willing to want you in a few years?"

"Then don't, don't worry." Li Yunke tilted his neck and grinned, "Mother, it hurts!"

The Empress Dowager's hands became stronger, she raised her eyebrows, "What did you say?"

Li Yunke moaned and begged for mercy, "Mother, your ears are about to fall off! My son said... I have a sweetheart, and I won't die alone forever!"

"Huh?" The queen mother was willing to let him go when she heard it, "Have you got a sweetheart? Which girl? Why didn't you say it earlier, and save the trouble of mourning the family. Come on, tell the queen mother, if Appropriate, the queen mother will ask someone to prepare a dowry gift and propose marriage for you."

Li Yunke didn't want to keep the matter with Nangong Xuan a secret, and the old lady was old, so if she kept worrying about this matter, she might not be able to bear it.He rubbed his ears and said triumphantly: "You don't need to trouble the queen mother, the minister of dowry has already come down, and now he has already followed the minister."

The old lady was surprised, when did the youngest son become so promising?He took Li Yunke's hand and said, "Why didn't the Ai family hear about it?" There shouldn't be any movement on such a big event as the prince's marriage.

"He's not a lady from a famous family, and he doesn't want to make this matter public because of my son, or else I don't want my son." Li Yunke showed a little embarrassment at the right time, "It's my son who is rushing to go again. Those who pester him finally got him to nod, but we can't lose him again."

Every mother has the idea that her son is better than other people's. Hearing this, she was unhappy and said, "What's so good about her? You have to ask for it? You are the Prince of Chengning, what do you want?" I can't find it, so I have to find someone who doesn't take you seriously?"

Li Yunke reminded: "Mother, you just said that there is no one who wants my son-in-law."

The queen mother said seriously: "I can't find a good person. Are there cats and dogs all over the street?"

Li Yunke: "..." You are really a mother.

"Why is a girl from a good family willing to follow you without a name? You must have been tricked by a vixen." The queen mother patted his face, "If you have a chance, bring it to the queen mother, and the queen mother will see if she is qualified enough to do it." Your princess."

Li Yunke wanted to say that Nangongxuan was not a girl from a good family, but it seemed a little strange. If there was a day when mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would meet each other in the future, and this word reached Nangongxuan's ears, would he have to walk around?He held the Queen Mother's hand instead, and said seriously: "He treats his son very well, he doesn't take him seriously, and he is not a vixen, but it is true that he is good-looking. He has not been very comfortable, Resting at home, it is inconvenient to bring it to the queen mother for the time being, the days will be long in the future, so there is no rush at this time, right?"

"What?" The old lady was not persuaded, but even more unhappy, "How can you find someone who is not in good health? No, no, this is not easy to give birth to!"

Li Yunke: "..."

The queen mother waved her hand, "That's all, it's not up to you, mother, you just like it. It doesn't matter if one is not good enough to give birth, just find a few more, and there will always be one who can give birth."

Li Yunke didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said in his heart that he was suffering for the sake of living.

The queen mother passed her hand to the side, and the little eunuch who had just led the way for Li Yunke immediately held that hand cleverly and helped the queen mother up.

Li Yunke also helped her and stood up.

"It's good for you to know in your heart, don't be deceived by others." The Queen Mother said, "It's too noisy here, so Ai's family will go back first. You have to persuade your brother, don't let him drink too much."

Li Yunke agreed with his mouth, but what he thought in his heart was that it would be better not to provoke Li Yunshen, otherwise if he really tried to persuade him, he might drink too much instead.

When he got back to his seat, Li Yunke looked across and saw that Ben Fusheng had left the table at some point.He summoned the guards standing behind him and asked, "Where did the eldest prince of Qiujue go?"

The guard replied: "Go back to the prince, and say that he is going to relieve himself."

"Is there anyone following?"

"Yes, he brought two attendants himself, and was followed by eight guards."

Li Yunke hummed, sat down and drank two glasses and exchanged a few words with those who came to toast, but he still didn't see Ben Fusheng coming back, and he had a vague premonition in his heart.

He called the guards behind him and said, "You ask someone to look for it."

The guard took the order to leave, and Ben Lang and Ben Hongsheng who were opposite stood up. Ben Lang wobbled and couldn't stand still, and was held by Ben Hongsheng.

Ben Lang made an unconventional salute to Li Yunshen, and said with some difficulty, "Your Majesty, Xiao Wang has just recovered from a serious illness and is too weak to drink. I'm afraid I won't be able to continue drinking with the Emperor today."

Li Yunshen felt slightly disappointed, and said: "I have heard for a long time that Qiujue people are good at drinking, how come Qiujue King can't drink me?"

"One is old, one cannot accept old age." Ben Lang waved his hands again and again.

Ben Hongsheng supported his father who was leaning on him, nodded his head and said to Li Yunshen: "Father is old, and he has been feeling unwell recently, and he got drunk after drinking some alcohol. Please don't blame the emperor."

"Forget it, I didn't intend to make things difficult for King Qiujue." Li Yun said carefully.

Ben Hongsheng lowered his head even lower, "I implore the emperor to allow me to send my father back to the station to rest."

Li Yunshen nodded, "Sure, let's go."

Ben Lang and Ben Hongsheng saluted him again, called their own people, and they were about to follow a group of forbidden soldiers who had come to send them out of the palace with Li Yunshen's instruction.

But Li Yunke stood up at this moment and said, "Don't you two have to wait for the eldest prince?"

After what he said, Li Yunshen, who was also somewhat drunk, noticed that Ben Fusheng, who said he was going to relieve himself, has not come back yet.

"Could it be that he lost his way?" Li Yunshen laughed, "The palace is too big, so it's not surprising that he made a few detours. Should King Qiujue sit down and wait for him, or should he go back first?"

Ben Lang's eyes were half closed, and he looked drunk and unconscious.

Ben Hongsheng said: "It's better for me to send my father back first. Brother Wang will return to the table later. If the emperor is still interested, let him have a few more drinks with the emperor."

"Alright..."

Only when Li Yunshen wanted to agree, he heard Li Yunke say again: "Even if the eldest prince gets lost, the imperial guards who are traveling with him won't get lost too, right?"

Ben Hongsheng looked at him and said with a smile, "What does your lord mean by this?"

Even if Li Yunshen drank a little more wine, he would not fail to understand what Li Yunke meant, but he believed in his heart that Qiujue was not so bold as to play tricks in Chengning's palace under the eyes of Emperor Ronghong.Besides, there are so many imperial guards on standby in the palace, and if something goes wrong, they can't fly. Unless it's desperate, no one will choose to make trouble at this time and place.

Now that Cheng Ning and Qiu Jue have just made peace, the tense relationship has stabilized. Li Yunshen didn't want any more accidents, so he gave Li Yunke a warning look and said, "Prince Duan, I think you've drunk too much, there's nothing wrong here. If you want to keep busy, you should go back to the palace first."

"Brother..."

Li Yunshen ignored him, and said to Ben Hongsheng: "Please, Second Prince."

Ben Hongsheng saluted and left.

As soon as the father and son of the Ben family stepped out of the Imperial Garden, a little eunuch ran over panting and shouted, "The emperor is not well, there is water in the direction of Yihua Palace!"