Chongxi [rebirth]

On September 23, the first snow fell in Shangjing.The numerous snowflakes were blown by the north wind and fell on the skin, making people shiver with cold.

Ye Wang still went to Yunrong after all.

The Yin family sent people to pick them up, and Ye Zhili and Yin Hongye sent them all the way to the gate of the city.Yin Hongye leaned against Ye Zhili, her eyes were red and swollen from crying,

But Ye Wang was young and didn't know the feeling of sorrow, he was more excited about leaving home than sorrowful about leaving.

With a long sword on his waist and a dagger tied on his calf, he was dressed in strong clothes with a warm fur coat on his head. He was tall and straight like a pine, full of vigor.Sitting on the horse, he waved to his parents and Ye Yunting who came to see him off, and said in a loud voice: "Father, mother, brother, you go back!" When he called "Brother", his eyes dodged for a moment, I am embarrassed to look at Ye Yunting.

Yin Hongye naturally refused to leave. The son has been raised by her for 16 years and has never left her side.Traveling so suddenly now is like cutting a piece of flesh from her body.

She pressed the corners of her eyes with a veil, and said in a hoarse voice to the guard who came to pick him up: "You must take good care of the young master. When you arrive at Yunrong, write me back immediately."

A group of guards nodded yes, but she was still worried, and told Ye Wang: "I went to your grandfather's place, remember to write to mother often, if it is too hard, don't force it. Mother will send someone to pick you up."

Ye Wan pinched the horse's belly and said with a smile: "Mother, don't underestimate me. Remember what I said, and wait for me to earn a life for you and come back."

Yin Hongye remembered what he said the night before his departure, and her palms tightened. After all, she still couldn't bear to disappoint her son, so she forced a smile and nodded.

Seeing her promise, Ye Fan waved his hand at them, turned around, raised his whip, and rode his horse forward.Seeing that he had set off, a group of guards behind them bowed their hands to Ye Zhili and saluted, and also rode their horses to follow.

The horseshoes rolled up gusts of snow, and the group of people quickly disappeared without a trace.

Ye Yunting withdrew his gaze and told the driver: "Go back."

The coachman steered the horse back to the city.

The carriage of Duke Qi's mansion drove alongside them, Yin Hongye by the window wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Ye Yunting's side face.

Thinking of the reason why her son went to Yunrong, she couldn't get rid of the resentment in her heart, and she dug her nails into the palm of her hand: "Are you happy now?"

If it wasn't for Ye Yunting's bewitching from the side, how could Ye Wang want to join the army and make contributions?The Duke of Qi's family has a great career, and he only needs to sit back and enjoy his achievements, so why does he need to work hard to earn by himself?

Ye Yunting turned his face sideways, and met her gaze without retreating or avoiding: "My original intention is that I don't want him to go to Yunrong."

Yun Rong's situation is unclear, Ye Wang went at this time, once the Yin family rebelled, he would be caught in the middle, the situation would be very embarrassing, and his life might even be in danger.

Yin Hongye snorted, and said coldly: "No matter what you want to do, but you should remember, you can't take away anything from Huanger."

Her eyes were red and swollen, but she was still domineering as usual.

Ye Yunting thought about Ye Wan's face, and did not conflict with her again.He glanced at Ye Zhili who was indifferent to the dispute, shook his head, and said: "Madam will understand in the future that I have no interest in the things of Duke Qi's mansion."

After that, he signaled the groom to speed up and stop walking with them.

Yin Hongye looked at the carriage going away, and felt that he was holding his breath in his chest, unable to get on or get off, it was very uncomfortable.He couldn't help complaining to Ye Zhili: "Since he entered Yong'an Palace, he has become more and more outrageous. He doesn't have parents and elders in his eyes."

Fortunately, the night before his departure, Wang'er begged her not to make things difficult for Ye Yunting, saying that they are all a family, and he would feel bad if anyone hurt him.

But if she doesn't make things difficult, Ye Yunting must have her stepmother in his eyes!

Yin Hongye's expression was not angry, but she was scruples about Ye Wang's pleading, so she could only squeeze out a few words.

Ye Zhili's eyes flickered slightly, but he said with a smile: "Why do you have to fight with him. Now that King Yong'an is gaining momentum, I can't offend him. Whatever he wants, just give him."

Yin Hongye, who was just talking casually, changed his expression, frowned and looked at Ye Zhili: "Master, what does this mean? Give him everything he wants... Then, what about this title?"

In her eyes, everything in the Duke's Mansion is definitely Ye Wang's, so how can others get their hands on it?

"This title, logically, should belong to him..." Ye Zhili sighed.

Yin Hongye's complexion changed, and she almost blurted out "Why should this title be given to a concubine?", when the words came to her lips, she could barely hold back.She bit her lip, knowing that she must never say this in front of Ye Zhili.

She is obviously the apple of the eye of the Yin family, but she is willing to marry Ye Zhili, who is a round older than her and has a second eldest son. One is that she really likes this man, and the other is... she has been married to Ye Zhili for so many years , she knew more than Ye Zhili thought.

Although Ye Yunting is the eldest son in name, he is not liked by Ye Zhili.Outsiders only think that because they have a stepmother, they have a stepfather.But only Yin Hongye knew that Ye Zhili didn't like Ye Yunting because of his biological mother.

He was not born of the Wang family at all.

When Mrs. Wang was still alive, she fell in love with Ye Zhili at first sight.

Ye Zhili was once the youngest and most promising son of an aristocratic family in Shangjing. He was gentle and refined, full of knowledge, and single-handedly revitalized the declining Duke's Mansion.At that time, I don't know how many ladies from aristocratic families secretly fell in love with him, but he came to ask to marry the little-known Wang family.

At that time, he had already served in the court. Although he was still the son of the prince, his ability was not underestimated.When he married the Wang family, he was dressed in red makeup and full of guests. How many people were envious of him.

Yin Hongye was also secretly envious.

It's just that Ye Zhili has already married a wife, and it is absolutely impossible for her family to let her be a concubine, and she is unwilling to share a man with others, so she sealed her young thoughts in her heart.

Later, Wang died of dystocia, leaving only one young son.The news of Ye Zhili's reunion came out, and the family was showing her a suitable husband, so she changed her mind again.

It's just that everyone in the family is concerned that Ye Zhili already has the eldest son and disagrees, saying that if she remarries, she will be overwhelmed if she has a child in the future.

Unwilling to give up on this, she asked the old servant who had been dismissed by the Duke's Mansion to inquire, and only then did she find out some inside information - the old servant who found told her that the master didn't like the young master, and after the young master was born, only a nanny took care of him .The old servant finally told her a piece of news, saying that the old man in the mansion was secretly saying that the young master was not born by the late wife, but that he was born in an outhouse raised by the old man.

It's just that the old servant only listened to the words of the servants who served him closely, and there was no real evidence.After some questioning, she did not ask about the specific situation of the outer room. She only knew that the outer room and his wife were pregnant successively, and that the outer room finally left the child behind, and disappeared without a trace.

The old servant's words were full of loopholes, and he couldn't even be self-consistent.But after she finally married into the Duke's Mansion as she wished, she gradually confirmed some truths in the accumulated time of getting along.

For example, Ye Zhili played harmoniously with the Wang family, but in fact he did not have too deep feelings for the Wang family; another example, in Ye Zhili's study, there was a half-burned portrait of another woman.On the remaining half of the painting, the woman's appearance is bright and beautiful, very beautiful.

And Ye Yunting is not like Wang Shi, nor Ye Zhili, but only half or six points like the woman in the painting.

Over the years, she has discovered many clues from the clues, and she has become more and more convinced that Ye Yunting was born in that outer room.Ye Zhili may have loved the outer room very much, but for some unknown reason, the two broke up, and the outer room disappeared without a trace, leaving only a newborn child.It also coincided with Wang's dystocia, so Ye Zhili recognized the shady child under the deceased Wang's name.

When she first discovered these things, she wanted to question Ye Zhili, but after the impulse passed, she calmed down again.

She had never heard of that outer room before, Ye Zhili hid him in the Duke's mansion, he must not want others to know, if she asked rashly, it would probably just be a no-brainer to offend Ye Zhili.Besides, she knew that Ye Zhili didn't really love Wang Shi, so she just felt happy.As for the outer room...Ye Zhili treated the children between them so coldly, he must have hated him to the core.

Therefore, for so many years, she just pretended to be ignorant and never pierced this layer of window paper.

But the premise is that Ye Yunting's existence will not threaten Ye Wang's status... Yin Hongye lowered her eyes, clenched her handkerchief tightly with her fingers, and forced a smile: "How can there be anything that should be taken for granted? This eldest son is married off No matter what, it should be the inheritance of Wang Er."

Ye Zhili glanced at her, hooked the corners of his mouth vaguely, and sighed: "But if he insists, I can't help it."

After finishing speaking, he patted Yin Hongye's hand reassuringly.

Yin Hongye lowered her eyes, her expression uncertain.

***

Ye Yunting returned to the palace, but found that Li Fengqi was not in the palace.Just as I was about to find someone to ask about his whereabouts, Yue Changhook jumped off the roof and landed beside him: "Are you back? Mister has something to tell you."

——In the past few days, Yu An and Yue Changgou lived in the palace for a while.

Hearing that Mr. is looking for him, Ye Yunting turned his footsteps in a different direction: "Mr. is looking for me? What's the matter?"

Yue Changgou embraced his arms, his clothes were covered with wind and snow: "We are leaving Shangjing."

Upon hearing his words, Ye Yunting understood what he was saying.

When the two entered the guest courtyard, they saw that the door and window of the guest room were open. In the room, Chang Yu'an was sitting in front of a small table, making wine.

Seeing two people coming, he beckoned.

"Sir." Ye Yunting walked over and sat down opposite him.

"Did you think clearly these days?" Chang Yu'an poured him a glass of wine.

The freshly brewed wine exudes a warm aroma.Ye Yunting picked up the wine glass and took a sip, the warm liquid slid down his throat and turned into hot pepper.

But he didn't seem to notice, and drank the rest of the wine in one gulp.

Chang Yu looked at his complexion: "You have already made a decision."

He paused, but still couldn't help persuading him: "I've been staying in Shangjing for the past few days, and there are undercurrents in Shangjing, and the court is unstable. It won't be long before there will be chaos."

Ye Yunting lowered his eyes, his expression full of apology: "That's why I want to stay."

There is an undercurrent in the court, and several forces are playing games.Li Fengqi was in the middle of the game and was in danger at any time, how could he let him go?

Besides, he promised him... that he would think about it carefully.