The daily life of the eldest son
Chapter 48
As soon as Taiwei Tang's birthday banquet was over, Tang Xiao couldn't wait to follow Ye Yi to the East Palace. It was Taiwei Shen who quietly followed Ye Yi when he was not paying attention. It's not that easy to catch Tang Xiao out of the East Palace.
The Crown Prince Shaobao of the East Palace officially took office. Since then, when the Crown Prince enters and leaves the East Palace, besides the head servant of the East Palace, there are also Ye Yi and Tang Xiao. The prince didn't bother to find out who the guards were really guarding. If he really did, he might dismiss Tang Xiao from his post.
Peaceful days don't last long. In the third month after Tang Xiao entered the East Palace, it was already winter. However, in the city of Chang'an, where the north wind was blowing, the hearts of the people were boiling because of two news.
One is that the Tang government is preparing for a happy event.
The princes of the Tang Mansion are already weak, and girls can marry. It is only natural that there will be happy events, but the strange thing is that the people in the city only heard that the Tang Mansion is going to hold a wedding, but who wants to marry and who wants to marry? I can't find out either.
It doesn't matter if they can't find out, they can still guess.It's easy to guess who is going to marry. Seeing that Miss Tang takes a girl who is said to be a cousin of the Tang family to wander around every day, buying clothes and jewelry for the cousin, it is likely that she will marry into the Tang family. The cousin girl.But the one who wants to marry really has no clue. There are three young masters in the Tang family, one is about to go to the Western Regions, and is about to leave. Even if he wants to marry, it is too late, but the remaining two young masters... The two of them hid as far as they could, and neither of them looked like the cousin girl they liked. Could it be that the Tang family forced their marriage this time?
Just because the facts could not be ascertained, the common people enthusiastically made all kinds of guesses every day, and the rumors about the Tang Mansion's happy event also added a new version every day.
Another piece of news is that although Shao Fu, the crown prince of the East Palace, is a man, he likes men, and has made a private decision with the person he likes for life.
Compared with the happy event in the Tang Mansion, this incident really made the whole Chang'an city lively overnight. People who heard the news were divided into three parties, one party said that the matter had nothing to do with them, just watch the excitement.One party expressed support, after all, there are not a few men and women who go on blind dates in private, and it is not a secret that there are male pets in the rich and powerful families. Yes, at least people have made a private decision for life, this is called love.Of course, there are those who support it and those who oppose it. In fact, those who oppose it can't give any reason to convince the public. They just criticize severely based on the moral teachings left by their ancestors.
Because of this incident, a large number of eloquent talents suddenly emerged in Chang'an City.
In the shooting hall of the inner courtyard of the East Palace, the prince was standing in front of the target and drawing a bow to aim. Tang Xiao stood beside the prince in the same posture, aiming at another target. It seemed that a competition was in progress.
Ye Yiduan was sitting in a corner of the shooting hall, with a low table and a set of tea sets in front of him. He was currently making tea leisurely while watching the match between the crown prince and Tang Xiao.
In the entire Shooting Palace, the one who was most out of tune with the atmosphere was Cui Liang who was standing aside with a cold face.
"Your Highness, the matter is related to the reputation of the East Palace and cannot be tolerated. Your Highness, please make a verdict!" Cui Liangyi said righteously.
The prince and Tang Xiao let go of their arrows almost at the same time. Seeing that his arrow hit the eighth ring, while Tang Xiao's was on the ninth ring, the prince said dissatisfiedly to Cui Liang: "Cui Liang, you are too loud, it's just a rumor. Never mind."
As he spoke, the prince drew another arrow from the quiver next to him.
Cui Liang said again: "Where there is no wind, there are no waves. If it weren't for...if it wasn't for what they did, how could there be such rumors outside? I know that His Highness and Ye Shaofu have been friends for many years, but His Highness can't let his reputation be affected by this." damage!"
The prince who had already aimed his bow and arrows put down his bow and arrow when he heard this, looked at Cui Liang coldly, and said in a deep voice, "You mean that this palace forgets the public because of personal interests?"
"I dare not!" Cui Liang quickly knelt down.
The prince snorted coldly, handed the bow and arrow in his hand to the servant beside him, then turned and walked towards Ye Yi.
Seeing this, Tang Xiao could only put down the bow and arrow in his hand, and followed the prince towards Ye Yi.
Said it was a competition, Tang Xiao was just playing with the prince for a while, how could he really decide whether to win or lose?
Both the crown prince and Tang Xiao sat down opposite Ye Yi, but Cui Liang was still kneeling on the spot.
Ye Yi looked up at Cui Liang, and said to the prince with a light smile: "Your Highness, please ask You Zhan to wake up. You Zhan is also thinking of His Highness."
Hearing this, the prince cast a sidelong glance at Cui Liang, and said, "Cui Liang, get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Cui Liang hurriedly got up, walked quickly to the side of the three princes, and knelt down again.
"Please Your Highness..."
Before Cui Liang could finish speaking, the prince raised his hand slightly, blocking what Cui Liang was going to say next.
"I know your worries, and I know your loyalty to the East Palace, so don't bring it up again. Don't say that it's just rumors, even if it's true, I don't care. Say it this way, Do you understand?"
Cui Liang understood, but argued stubbornly: "I can't agree with you! Your Highness is the East Palace, and he has been strict with himself for many years, so there has never been any rumor that is not good for His Highness. How can it be broken now because of these two people?" Your Highness's reputation? Your Highness, who has always loved himself, gets along day and night with such... such misbehaving people, what do outsiders think?"
The prince glared at Cui Liang bitterly, and said to Ye Yi, "I don't want to talk to him for now."
Ye Yi smiled and said: "Your Highness, under the circumstances of this trip, I don't seem to have the position to defend myself."
"I will give you this position!" The prince who has been entangled by Cui Liang for many days really doesn't want to hear any more related things from Cui Liang.
Before Ye Yi could speak, Tang Xiao gave Cui Liang a sideways glance, and said coldly, "Your Highness has his own arrangements, what's wrong with You Zhan?"
Tang Xiao said this suddenly, which surprised Ye Yi and the prince, but it really shocked Cui Liang.
His Highness has his own arrangements?Does His Highness have other plans for this matter?If so, then he is really making trouble.But if His Highness has other plans, why not tell him?After all, he is also the right Zhan of the East Palace. He has followed the crown prince for many years, so why can't he still gain the trust of the crown prince?Why since Ye Yi and Tang Xiao came to the East Palace, the crown prince told these two people everything, but kept him in the dark?
Thinking of this, Cui Liang glared at Ye Yi, and then at Tang Xiao.
The prince looked at Cui Liang, who was in a state of silence, and Tang Xiao, who looked like nothing had happened, and suddenly hooked Ye Yi.
Ye Yi raised his eyebrows, leaned over and approached the prince, and the prince pressed against Ye Yi's ear, and asked doubtfully, "When did Tang Xiao learn how to be clever?"
Ye Yi glanced at Tang Xiao, and said with a smile, "It's always been like this, but I used to think it was too troublesome to go around in circles with others, but recently I started to feel that it is necessary."
"I see." The prince nodded.
Are you afraid of causing trouble to Ye Yi again?Tang Xiao will only work hard for Ye Yi.
Ye Yi said again: "However, with him like this, I feel uncomfortable lately."
Just like he used to always take care of Tang Xiao's affairs on his behalf, now Tang Xiao is rushing to take care of the big and small things around the two of them. At first, he still felt this feeling of being valued and loved by others Yes, but after a while, he began to feel that life was a bit too leisurely.
The crown prince gave Ye Yi a blank look, and said, "I don't know how to be blessed when I am blessed."
Ye Yi curled his lips, and said confidently: "This is called repayment."
"What are you talking about?" Seeing that Ye Yi and the prince had been whispering together, as if their heads were glued together, Tang Xiao suddenly moved to the other side of Ye Yi, and approached Ye Yi's ear quietly. side.
"Ah!" I was taken aback by Tang Xiao's voice, especially the hot air that sprayed on my ears made Ye Yi tremble all over, and bounced away suddenly, "Why are you leaning over all of a sudden?"
Tang Xiao said in a deep voice: "Seeing that Shaofu and His Highness are talking happily, I want to know what you are talking about."
Tang Xiao grabbed Ye Yi's arm, dragged Ye Yi back to his side, and stared straight at Ye Yi.
Ye Yi smiled and said, "What else can I say? Your Highness just suddenly felt that the Shaobao of the East Palace has grown up and is sensible."
Tang Xiao frowned.What's the meaning?
Ignoring Tang Xiao's confused face, the prince said to Ye Yi: "Ayi, there is nothing you need to do here in the East Palace. From tomorrow onwards, you can take a rest and go to the three provinces and six departments to visit relatives and friends. Walk around move around."
Ye Yi was startled when he heard the words, and saw a meaningful smile in the prince's eyes, Ye Yi's heart moved, and he immediately understood the prince's meaning.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern, that minister will have the audacity to rest for a few days."
The prince wants him to go to the three provinces and six departments to win contacts, right?That being the case, he didn't ask why, and just did it.
The prince looked at Tang Xiao again, thought for a while and said, "Tang Xiao, you are still with me. Taiwei Tang has been trying to catch you back to the Tang residence."
"I understand."
From the second day onwards, Ye Yi didn't have to get up early, he slept until he woke up naturally, practiced his sword calmly, took a bath, and had breakfast.Then turn around in the East Palace, go to Youchunfang to talk to Cui Liang about the affairs of the East Palace, and then turn to Zuochunfang to visit Lu Ning and Xuanfeng. This is almost the time to go to the three provinces and six departments to chat with people.
The official offices of the three provinces are naturally not something that Ye Yi can enter at will. Among them, the Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province are located around the Taiji Hall, which is really inconvenient to enter and leave. The museum is also a place Ye Yi used to come and go frequently, and the Six Departments of the Provincial Department of Shangshu sat in the imperial city, so it was much easier for Ye Yi to go in and stroll around.
In general, except for the garrison of the sixteen guards, the arsenal, and the Yushitai, Ye Yi has ways to enter and leave the rest of the places, and the prince can tell the prince that there is no need to win him over in advance. Frequent exchanges will attract criticism.
On the way to Si Nong Temple to find Chen Siming, Ye Yi happened to meet Tang Yun, Liu Yue, and a censor from Yushitai. The censor Ye Yi had met in the Imperial College, and he seemed to be the same age as Tang Yun and Tang Xiao .
"Brother Yi!" Seeing Ye Yi, Tang Yun rushed over happily, "Brother Yi has only been paying attention to Xiao recently, but I'm going to the Western Regions soon!"
Ye Yi patted Tang Yun's back with a smile, and said, "Otherwise, you can tell His Majesty that Xiao and I should be transferred to the Western Regions together."
Tang Yun let go of Ye Yi, and said with a smile: "That's impossible! Even if you want to talk to His Majesty, you should only transfer Brother Yi and let Xiao stay in Chang'an City alone!"
Ye Yi shook his head and laughed, then looked at the two people who were standing with Tang Yun just now.
As soon as Liu Yue saw Ye Yi looking over, he bowed to Ye Yi unnaturally: "Ye Shaofu."
And the censor scrutinized Ye Yi, and casually bowed his hands to Ye Yi.
Ye Yi only nodded to the two of them, he didn't care about Liu Yue's unnaturalness, nor did he care about the censor's scrutiny.
"By the way, why is Brother Yi here?" Tang Yun looked at Ye Yi curiously.
Ye Yi explained with a smile: "There is nothing important in the East Palace, Your Highness wants me to move around."
When Ye Yi said this, not only Tang Yun, but even Liu Yue and the imperial servant understood Ye Yi's implication.
Liu Yue hesitated for a moment, and suddenly asked Ye Yi: "Then I wonder if Ye Shaofu is free now? The last time we got together, Xiaguan felt that he and Ye Shaofu were quite sympathetic. I don't know if I would be lucky enough to have a drink with Ye Shaofu today." A cup?"
Even if they were Tang Yun's friends, Liu Yue and Ye Yi were not familiar with each other, so it was a bit abrupt to send out such an invitation all of a sudden.
Ye Yi looked suspiciously at Liu Yue's expression, but Liu Yue's eyes were a little dark, as if he was hiding a deep meaning.
Ye Yi nodded and said, "Is that so? That's fine, I'm worried that I won't be able to find someone to spend time with."
Tang Yun looked at Liu Yue, then at Ye Yi, scratched his head, and suddenly grabbed Liu Yue beside him and said in a low voice, "Don't ask questions, don't think about it, do you hear me?!"
"Cough, I heard it." Liu Yue's eyes drifted away, showing a little guilt.
"Hmph!" Tang Yun let go of Liu Yue, and when he turned to look at Ye Yi, his face was full of smiles, "Brother Yi, just let this kid treat you, but he has a lot of money, but he is extremely stingy. It's rare that he invites you on his own initiative. You're welcome! If I didn't have something to do later, I would have been able to kill Brother Yi in the honor of him!"
Ye Yi smiled without saying a word.
Tang Yun quarreled with Liu Yue for a while before letting Liu Yue and Ye Yi leave.
They walked towards the south gate of the imperial city together, Ye Yi turned his head but he couldn't see Liu Yue, turned his head back and saw Liu Yue.
"How do you walk behind?"
"No, it's nothing!" Liu Yue shook his head, and quickly walked two steps to catch up with Ye Yi, "Is Ye Shaofu living in the East Palace now?"
"En," Ye Yi nodded, "there is still a place to live in the East Palace Hall."
"Oh." Liu Yue nodded, but lost his voice again.
Ye Yi glanced at Liu Yue, but Liu Yue didn't speak, and Ye Yi didn't know how to speak. Liu Yue was just "Tang Yun's friend" to him, and there was nothing to talk about between him and Liu Yue.
Liu Yue didn't seem to feel embarrassed, so he went to the West Market with Ye Yi in silence all the way, and walked in after looking for a restaurant he used to go to.
Ye Yi followed Liu Yue's footsteps all the way, and when he saw Liu Yue entered a shop he didn't often go to, he didn't say anything, and just followed him silently.
Sitting down in the store, Liu Yue still didn't speak, and sitting opposite Ye Yi also lowered his head, as if he was in deep thought.
It's hard to interrupt Liu Yue's contemplation, so Ye Yi poured wine for the two of them, and drank leisurely. They simply sat by the window, even if no one was chatting, Ye Yi could still watch all kinds of people outside the window Come to pass the time.
The waiter who delivered the food looked at the relatively silent two people at the table in puzzlement, put the plate on the table with a "snap", and then left with confusion.
Liu Yue was awakened by the sound, and then he raised his head. When he raised his head, he saw Ye Yi shaking the wine glass gently with one hand, and looking out the window with his head propped on the other hand, with a smile on his lips, a lazy and comfortable look.
Liu Yue was fascinated by it.
Ye Yi sighed suddenly, turned his head and said to Liu Yue with a smile: "Don't you have something to tell me? You just look at me, I don't know what you want to say."
Liu Yue came back to his senses and blushed in embarrassment.
Gathering his mind, Liu Yue asked, "I heard from Tang Yun that Taiwei Tang was thinking about preparing a wedding banquet for Tang Xiao recently. Shaofu Ye...does he know about this?"
Ye Yi raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "I know, what's wrong?"
"Ye Shaofu knows?" Liu Yue looked at Ye Yi in surprise, "You know why..."
Ye Yi's eyes turned cold, and he said, "This is a matter between us, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with you."
Liu Yue woke up with a start: "Sorry, I made a slip of the tongue."
"Is this what you want to tell me?" If so, there is no need for him to sit here.
"Of course not," Liu Yue shook his head hastily, "It's just that I saw Ye Shaofu last time. Ye Shaofu had just joined the East Palace and served as Zuo Zhan. When I meet you today, Ye Shaofu is the prince Shaofu, so I think it is necessary to follow up with him. Ye Shaofu should have a good chat, get to know each other, and make friends. What does Ye Shaofu think?"
"I see." Ye Yi chuckled lightly.
Since you have something serious to say, don't ask such irrelevant things.
Liu Yue added: "But this is just my personal wish, and has nothing to do with my grandfather."
Hearing this, Ye Yi raised his eyebrows.
Does Liu Yue mean that his personal wishes have nothing to do with Lu?
"I also think that we should make friends with Mr. Liu. It's...personal wish, it has nothing to do with the East Palace." Ye Yi raised the corner of his mouth with a smirk.
Liu Yue was startled, but had nothing to say.
Ye Yi continued: "Since the last time I met, I have always wanted to have a good chat with Mr. Liu. After all, Mr. Liu is a friend of Ah Yun. In the future, if you look up and look down, it's not good to always be so estranged. Liu You think so too, don't you?"
Liu Yue couldn't laugh or cry.
He didn't think so!
Knowing that there was no way to continue the chat, Liu Yue could only talk to Ye Yi honestly, not daring to say any more unnecessary words.
"Ye Shaofu is now a celebrity in front of His Majesty and the Crown Prince. Even without Tang Yun in the middle, everyone would want to make friends. Today, Ye Shaofu is willing to show his face to drink with me at the same table. I feel honored. "
"Thank you." Ye Yi smiled lightly, "Thanks to His Majesty and the Crown Prince for not giving up, it's just that I'm lucky."
Liu Yue said with a flattering smile: "Not everyone has Ye Shaofu's fortune. I really want to make friends with Ye Shaofu. As for the meaning of my grandfather... I really can't figure it out."
"I can't figure it out, Mr. Liu can ask." Ye Yi said indifferently, "Actually, there is nothing to ask. Mr. Lu is the humerus of the imperial court. He has always been loyal to His Majesty and has not favored any prince. I am convinced by the integrity. But it seems that there is no doubt that the East Palace will move into the Ganlu Hall, especially after the incident of the King of Shu, the position of the prince has once again been consolidated. If there is no big mistake, this matter is probably settled. And Yi With the prince's temperament, he will never make a mistake at this last juncture, so I don't think Master Lu needs to make any choices, as long as he is loyal to His Majesty as always, it is the best choice."
The "Your Majesty" in Ye Yi's last sentence refers to both the current emperor and the next emperor, that is, the current crown prince.
Liu Yue understood the implication of Ye Yi's last sentence, and said with a smile: "Ye Shaofu's words are reasonable, but I'm shallow. I will write down Ye Shaofu's words."
Ye Yi said again: "Your Highness wants me to move around, but it's just walking around. There must be someone in the East Palace who knows the operation of the government office like the palm of his hand."
"What Ye Shaofu said is true." In short, no matter what Ye Yi says now, it must be correct.
Suddenly a person stopped by the table, Ye Yi and Liu Yue turned their heads at the same time, and saw Tang Xiao standing beside him with a dark face.
Ye Yi was taken aback for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "Why did you come out when you weren't with His Highness?"
Tang Xiao pursed his lips and stared at Ye Yi, before replying after a while: "Yun will follow His Highness instead of me."
Ye Yi blinked.So you came out here to find him?Why?
Tang Xiao looked at Liu Yue again, and asked in a cold voice, "Have you finished what you want to say?"
Liu Yue nodded and said, "It's over."
Although Liu Yue was friends with Tang Yun, he rarely met Tang Xiao. Seeing that there was no trace of warmth on Tang Yun's face, Liu Yue couldn't help shivering, feeling very strange for no reason.
"Get out." Tang Xiao glared at Liu Yue angrily.
Liu Yue was startled. Although he was frightened by Tang Xiao's anger, he didn't run away immediately.
"What do you mean? You don't know me, but I'm your brother's friend. Even if that's not the case, we are also officials in the court and colleagues. You are talking like this..."
Before Liu Yue could finish speaking, Tang Xiao slammed his fist on the table, scaring Liu Yue into silence immediately.
"A Xiao," Ye Yi reached out and grabbed Tang Xiao's wrist, and smiled, "What did A Yun tell you again? He lied to you."
Tang Xiao turned his head to look at Ye Yi, pursed his lips and remained silent, then turned his head to stare at Liu Yue.
Ye Yi shook his head and laughed, so he got up and said to Liu Yue: "Sorry, it seems that I can only talk about this today."
After speaking, Ye Yi slightly nodded at Liu Yue, then dragged Tang Xiao's arm to drag him away.
Liu Yue looked at the two people who left together, and twitched the corners of his mouth.
After walking out of the restaurant, Ye Yi still held onto Tang Xiao's arm and walked slowly forward.
Without Liu Yue in sight, Tang Xiao began to worry about Ye Yi's mood.
"Brother Yi, you, are you angry?"
"No." Ye Yi shook his head, "Where do you want to go? It's rare to leave the East Palace, so there's no need to rush back, right?"
Tang Xiao whispered: "Brother Yi can go wherever he wants."
Ye Yi turned his head and looked at Tang Xiao helplessly: "They say I'm not angry anymore, what are you afraid of?"
Tang Xiao pouted, walked to Ye Yi's side in two steps, and walked side by side with Ye Yi.
Walking leisurely on the streets of the West Market, Ye Yi soon noticed the strange sights from both sides, and glanced at both sides calmly, only to realize that wherever he and Tang Xiao passed, the eyes on both sides The shopkeepers all have to come out to have a look and whisper to each other.
It was only then that Ye Yi remembered the messages that had been spreading all over the place, and he couldn't help but laugh.
Looking left and right, he suddenly saw a jade shop. Ye Yi thought about it, and then dragged Tang Xiao into it.
When a guest came to the door, the shopkeeper was supposed to greet him warmly, but when he saw Ye Yi and Tang Xiao, who were well-known in Chang'an, entering the door, the shopkeeper was stunned. This moment, he missed the time to greet him, and it would be too much for him to say anything nice. Embarrassed.
Fortunately, the shopkeeper is also experienced, so he simply didn't say those flattering words, just smiled respectfully, and asked politely: "What do you two want to buy?"
Ye Yi looked around, but didn't see anything good: "Is there any jade pendant?"
Seeing Ye Yi's expression, the shopkeeper knew that he was not satisfied with what was on the shelves in this store, and said with a smile: "Of course there are, please also invite Ye Shaofu to move to the inner hall."
Jade is a precious thing, and the valuable ones are not kept outside.
The shopkeeper handed over the shop to another boy in the shop, and he opened a door curtain himself to lead Ye Yi and Tang Xiao into the inner hall.
After entering the inner hall, he brought out all the top products in the store and delivered them to Ye Yi. The shopkeeper stood silently aside, but the pair of shining eyes did not leave Ye Yi and Tang Xiao's for a moment. On the body, recalling the two messages that were widely circulated in Chang'an City recently, the shopkeeper felt that there was something tricky between these two people.
Didn't Ye Shaofu still hold Tang Shaobao's hand when he entered the door earlier?You say it's just brothers, how can there be brothers in their twenties holding hands?
Ye Yi noticed the shopkeeper's excited eyes from the very beginning, but he purposely got together with Tang Xiao affectionately.He really wanted to know what it would be like after this, but unfortunately he couldn't see Tang Taiwei's expression.
After picking out two jade pendants, Ye Yi hung one of them directly on Tang Xiao's waist, and kept the other one for Tang Yun.
Tang Xiao thought about it, and also bought a jade pendant for Tang Yun. He wanted to buy something for Ye Yi, but none of them seemed suitable, so he had to give up.
Regarding the matter of Ye Yi, one must not settle for second best.
The two paid their bills and were about to leave, but bumped into Tang Yan and Gu Xiyue who came with them.
"Second Brother, Brother Yi!" Tang Yan was very happy to see Ye Yi and Tang Xiao, "What are you here to buy?"
Ye Yi was only slightly taken aback, then resumed his usual light smile, and said, "Your elder brother is leaving, let's see if there is anything suitable as a farewell gift."
"Ah, yes!" Tang Yan slapped his forehead suddenly, with a look of sudden realization, "Brother never mentioned this, I forgot about it!"
Ye Yi shook his head and laughed: "I can forget such a big thing, let your elder brother know that you must be punished!"
Tang Yan stuck out her tongue and said, "I never thought that elder brother would leave home to go so far away... Brother Yi, can't you tell the prince not to let elder brother go?"
Ye Yi touched the top of Tang Yan's head, and said, "Go to the Western Regions to be the chief protector, and you can manage almost all the civil and military officials in the Western Regions. Your elder brother went because of this."
Tang Yan was stunned, then curled her lips and said, "I'm sad for nothing, I just said how could elder brother rest assured to leave second elder brother alone in Chang'an."
Gu Xiyue has been staring at Tang Xiao since entering the door.
Although no one in the Tang family had told her about it yet, the news of her marriage to Second Young Master Tang had spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, and the family was indeed preparing things for the wedding. I haven't been home since.
The father said that she should have married directly from home, but Tang Taiwei said that he could not let his grandson marry a woman he didn't like, so he took her into the Tang residence in advance, and also agreed that if she and the brothers of the Tang family did not If they work together, they will also choose a suitable husband for her.But now that the marriage is being prepared, does it mean that Second Young Master Tang is interested in her?But since he was interested in her, why didn't he go home?They don't have time to get along, what if Second Young Master Tang suddenly changes his mind?
Seeing that Tang Yan and Ye Yi were chatting enthusiastically, but the topic did not intend to talk about the marriage, Gu Xiyue gritted her teeth and asked Tang Xiao, "Is the second son not going home today?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Yi and the others were all stunned.
go home?The use of this word is really intriguing.
"What's the matter?" Tang Xiao asked coldly.
Gu Xiyue blinked and said innocently: "The Xipao..."
Before Gu Xiyue finished speaking, Tang Yan suddenly shouted: "Ah! Sister Xiyue, go to the inner hall with the shopkeeper to see if there is anything you like. Shopkeeper, you have to put all the stuff in your shop Bring the treasure to my sister Xiyue!"
"Naturally, girl please." The shopkeeper who had been silently watching the show immediately smiled, and opened the curtain for Gu Xiyue.
Tang Yan forcefully pushed Gu Xiyue into the back hall, then retreated to Ye Yi and Tang Xiao, and said in a low voice: "I heard from my mother that rumors that the Tang Mansion is going to hold a wedding have spread all over the streets and alleys. If it doesn't work out in the end, it will be a joke. Although my grandfather is determined to let the second brother marry sister Xiyue, it seems that the second brother will not marry like this. The eldest brother is going to the Western Regions, and the third brother is hiding far away. Yes, Mother said that maybe my uncle and aunt will adopt an adopted son in the end."
Ye Yi frowned upon hearing the words, and asked in a deep voice, "Have you ever asked Miss Gu for her opinion?"
Tang Yan nodded, and said: "Of course I have asked. My elder brother also asked me to persuade Sister Xiyue. If Sister Xiyue gives up, even my grandfather can't do anything about it, but..."
"What did she say?" Ye Yi asked hastily.
Tang Yan scratched her head and said, "Sister Xiyue said that she listened to her aunt's arrangements...and Brother Yi, you have also seen Sister Xiyue, and you always feel that she likes everyone, and when she said she was going to marry her to the elder brother, she also Looking at the eldest brother with admiration, and now it's the same with the second brother, even I think she can marry anyone."
Ye Yi frowned.It is true to say so, and from their standpoint, Gu Xiyue being such a woman is also a great help, but...
"A Xiao, take Yan'er to pass the time elsewhere, and come back in half an hour."
"Brother Yi?" Tang Xiao frowned, "This is a matter of the Tang family, why should Brother Yi..."
Ye Yi smiled and shook his head: "Is it also related to me? Go, remember to come back and pick me up."
Unable to resist Ye Yi, Tang Xiao had no choice but to leave the jade shop with Tang Yan.
Ye Yi went back to the inner hall, tipped the shopkeeper a little, and then sat down opposite Gu Xiyue.
Gu Xiyue looked up at Ye Yi, and asked in doubt, "Where are Yan'er and Second Young Master?"
Ye Yi smiled and said: "I have something to say to Miss Gu, so I dismissed them, and they will come back soon."
"You want to tell me something?" Gu Xiyue was even more confused, "What is it?"
Ye Yi thought for a while, and asked directly: "Does Miss Gu like Tang Xiao?"
Hearing this, Gu Xiyue was startled, then blushed and nodded slightly.
This time Ye Yi was confused.I have only met a few times, but have never gotten along with each other at all, so why do I like it?
Ye Yi asked again: "Then what does Miss Gu like about Tang Xiao?"
"Where is it?" Gu Xiyue tilted her head and thought for a while, "Ms. Tang said that the second son is a long-term lover."
"What Madam Tang said?" Ye Yi raised his eyebrows, "Just because Madam Tang said, you fell in love with Tang Xiao?"
Gu Xiyue nodded, and said: "Mrs. Tang is the second son's biological mother, and she must be the person who knows Tang Xiao best in the world. What she said must not be wrong. She also said that if the second son likes me, Then it will be good to me forever."
Ye Yi really wanted to tell Gu Xiyue that in this world, Tang Yun was the one who knew Tang Xiao best, and then him. Madam Tang could only be the third at most.But he felt that it was too troublesome to explain, so Ye Yi changed the question.
"Miss Gu also said that Tang Xiao can treat you forever only if he likes you, but what if he doesn't like you?"
"Why not?" Gu Xiyue looked at Ye Yi with a sweet smile, "I'm a woman, and it's only natural to marry a man, and I can give birth to the second son, so I can't compare to a man?"
Ye Yi was startled, and looked at Gu Xiyue in surprise.
This Gu Xiyue doesn't seem to know everything.
"Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to marry Tang Xiao in the end and will be arranged to marry someone else?"
"How could that be?" Gu Xiyue chuckled, "How can Tang Taiwei tolerate his grandson being with a man? I believe that on the day of the wedding, Tang Taiwei will tie the second son back to him even if he is tied up." From the Tang Mansion. As long as we pay homage and get married, I will be his legitimate wife, and I am not even afraid of women, so why should I be afraid of a man who can't get on the stage?"
Ye Yi blinked and suddenly laughed.
Unexpectedly, Ye Yi would laugh, Gu Xiyue was stunned, and asked doubtfully, "Why are you laughing?"
Ye Yi couldn't straighten up with a smile, and said: "Miss Gu, thank you for helping me eliminate my last worry. Since Miss Gu is so confident, come and grab a look, but if you really lose to the man , don’t be so ashamed as to throw yourself into the river.”
After speaking, Ye Yi got up, turned around and walked out.
Although Tang Xiao was asked to take Tang Yan to pass the time elsewhere, Tang Xiao's other place must be at the door of this jade shop.
"Don't you feel ashamed that men and women rob men?" Gu Xiyue stared at Ye Yi's back and asked.
Ye Yi paused, turned around to look at Gu Xiyue, and smiled like a spring breeze: "He is mine, how can he be called robbery?"
After the words fell, Ye Yi strode away without hesitation.
I thought it was a poor woman, so I thought not to be hurt because of their willfulness, but this woman is really unexpected.Whether it's an adopted son or a relative, Mrs. Tang can arrange whatever kind of husband-in-law she likes for her, he doesn't care!
The Crown Prince Shaobao of the East Palace officially took office. Since then, when the Crown Prince enters and leaves the East Palace, besides the head servant of the East Palace, there are also Ye Yi and Tang Xiao. The prince didn't bother to find out who the guards were really guarding. If he really did, he might dismiss Tang Xiao from his post.
Peaceful days don't last long. In the third month after Tang Xiao entered the East Palace, it was already winter. However, in the city of Chang'an, where the north wind was blowing, the hearts of the people were boiling because of two news.
One is that the Tang government is preparing for a happy event.
The princes of the Tang Mansion are already weak, and girls can marry. It is only natural that there will be happy events, but the strange thing is that the people in the city only heard that the Tang Mansion is going to hold a wedding, but who wants to marry and who wants to marry? I can't find out either.
It doesn't matter if they can't find out, they can still guess.It's easy to guess who is going to marry. Seeing that Miss Tang takes a girl who is said to be a cousin of the Tang family to wander around every day, buying clothes and jewelry for the cousin, it is likely that she will marry into the Tang family. The cousin girl.But the one who wants to marry really has no clue. There are three young masters in the Tang family, one is about to go to the Western Regions, and is about to leave. Even if he wants to marry, it is too late, but the remaining two young masters... The two of them hid as far as they could, and neither of them looked like the cousin girl they liked. Could it be that the Tang family forced their marriage this time?
Just because the facts could not be ascertained, the common people enthusiastically made all kinds of guesses every day, and the rumors about the Tang Mansion's happy event also added a new version every day.
Another piece of news is that although Shao Fu, the crown prince of the East Palace, is a man, he likes men, and has made a private decision with the person he likes for life.
Compared with the happy event in the Tang Mansion, this incident really made the whole Chang'an city lively overnight. People who heard the news were divided into three parties, one party said that the matter had nothing to do with them, just watch the excitement.One party expressed support, after all, there are not a few men and women who go on blind dates in private, and it is not a secret that there are male pets in the rich and powerful families. Yes, at least people have made a private decision for life, this is called love.Of course, there are those who support it and those who oppose it. In fact, those who oppose it can't give any reason to convince the public. They just criticize severely based on the moral teachings left by their ancestors.
Because of this incident, a large number of eloquent talents suddenly emerged in Chang'an City.
In the shooting hall of the inner courtyard of the East Palace, the prince was standing in front of the target and drawing a bow to aim. Tang Xiao stood beside the prince in the same posture, aiming at another target. It seemed that a competition was in progress.
Ye Yiduan was sitting in a corner of the shooting hall, with a low table and a set of tea sets in front of him. He was currently making tea leisurely while watching the match between the crown prince and Tang Xiao.
In the entire Shooting Palace, the one who was most out of tune with the atmosphere was Cui Liang who was standing aside with a cold face.
"Your Highness, the matter is related to the reputation of the East Palace and cannot be tolerated. Your Highness, please make a verdict!" Cui Liangyi said righteously.
The prince and Tang Xiao let go of their arrows almost at the same time. Seeing that his arrow hit the eighth ring, while Tang Xiao's was on the ninth ring, the prince said dissatisfiedly to Cui Liang: "Cui Liang, you are too loud, it's just a rumor. Never mind."
As he spoke, the prince drew another arrow from the quiver next to him.
Cui Liang said again: "Where there is no wind, there are no waves. If it weren't for...if it wasn't for what they did, how could there be such rumors outside? I know that His Highness and Ye Shaofu have been friends for many years, but His Highness can't let his reputation be affected by this." damage!"
The prince who had already aimed his bow and arrows put down his bow and arrow when he heard this, looked at Cui Liang coldly, and said in a deep voice, "You mean that this palace forgets the public because of personal interests?"
"I dare not!" Cui Liang quickly knelt down.
The prince snorted coldly, handed the bow and arrow in his hand to the servant beside him, then turned and walked towards Ye Yi.
Seeing this, Tang Xiao could only put down the bow and arrow in his hand, and followed the prince towards Ye Yi.
Said it was a competition, Tang Xiao was just playing with the prince for a while, how could he really decide whether to win or lose?
Both the crown prince and Tang Xiao sat down opposite Ye Yi, but Cui Liang was still kneeling on the spot.
Ye Yi looked up at Cui Liang, and said to the prince with a light smile: "Your Highness, please ask You Zhan to wake up. You Zhan is also thinking of His Highness."
Hearing this, the prince cast a sidelong glance at Cui Liang, and said, "Cui Liang, get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Cui Liang hurriedly got up, walked quickly to the side of the three princes, and knelt down again.
"Please Your Highness..."
Before Cui Liang could finish speaking, the prince raised his hand slightly, blocking what Cui Liang was going to say next.
"I know your worries, and I know your loyalty to the East Palace, so don't bring it up again. Don't say that it's just rumors, even if it's true, I don't care. Say it this way, Do you understand?"
Cui Liang understood, but argued stubbornly: "I can't agree with you! Your Highness is the East Palace, and he has been strict with himself for many years, so there has never been any rumor that is not good for His Highness. How can it be broken now because of these two people?" Your Highness's reputation? Your Highness, who has always loved himself, gets along day and night with such... such misbehaving people, what do outsiders think?"
The prince glared at Cui Liang bitterly, and said to Ye Yi, "I don't want to talk to him for now."
Ye Yi smiled and said: "Your Highness, under the circumstances of this trip, I don't seem to have the position to defend myself."
"I will give you this position!" The prince who has been entangled by Cui Liang for many days really doesn't want to hear any more related things from Cui Liang.
Before Ye Yi could speak, Tang Xiao gave Cui Liang a sideways glance, and said coldly, "Your Highness has his own arrangements, what's wrong with You Zhan?"
Tang Xiao said this suddenly, which surprised Ye Yi and the prince, but it really shocked Cui Liang.
His Highness has his own arrangements?Does His Highness have other plans for this matter?If so, then he is really making trouble.But if His Highness has other plans, why not tell him?After all, he is also the right Zhan of the East Palace. He has followed the crown prince for many years, so why can't he still gain the trust of the crown prince?Why since Ye Yi and Tang Xiao came to the East Palace, the crown prince told these two people everything, but kept him in the dark?
Thinking of this, Cui Liang glared at Ye Yi, and then at Tang Xiao.
The prince looked at Cui Liang, who was in a state of silence, and Tang Xiao, who looked like nothing had happened, and suddenly hooked Ye Yi.
Ye Yi raised his eyebrows, leaned over and approached the prince, and the prince pressed against Ye Yi's ear, and asked doubtfully, "When did Tang Xiao learn how to be clever?"
Ye Yi glanced at Tang Xiao, and said with a smile, "It's always been like this, but I used to think it was too troublesome to go around in circles with others, but recently I started to feel that it is necessary."
"I see." The prince nodded.
Are you afraid of causing trouble to Ye Yi again?Tang Xiao will only work hard for Ye Yi.
Ye Yi said again: "However, with him like this, I feel uncomfortable lately."
Just like he used to always take care of Tang Xiao's affairs on his behalf, now Tang Xiao is rushing to take care of the big and small things around the two of them. At first, he still felt this feeling of being valued and loved by others Yes, but after a while, he began to feel that life was a bit too leisurely.
The crown prince gave Ye Yi a blank look, and said, "I don't know how to be blessed when I am blessed."
Ye Yi curled his lips, and said confidently: "This is called repayment."
"What are you talking about?" Seeing that Ye Yi and the prince had been whispering together, as if their heads were glued together, Tang Xiao suddenly moved to the other side of Ye Yi, and approached Ye Yi's ear quietly. side.
"Ah!" I was taken aback by Tang Xiao's voice, especially the hot air that sprayed on my ears made Ye Yi tremble all over, and bounced away suddenly, "Why are you leaning over all of a sudden?"
Tang Xiao said in a deep voice: "Seeing that Shaofu and His Highness are talking happily, I want to know what you are talking about."
Tang Xiao grabbed Ye Yi's arm, dragged Ye Yi back to his side, and stared straight at Ye Yi.
Ye Yi smiled and said, "What else can I say? Your Highness just suddenly felt that the Shaobao of the East Palace has grown up and is sensible."
Tang Xiao frowned.What's the meaning?
Ignoring Tang Xiao's confused face, the prince said to Ye Yi: "Ayi, there is nothing you need to do here in the East Palace. From tomorrow onwards, you can take a rest and go to the three provinces and six departments to visit relatives and friends. Walk around move around."
Ye Yi was startled when he heard the words, and saw a meaningful smile in the prince's eyes, Ye Yi's heart moved, and he immediately understood the prince's meaning.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern, that minister will have the audacity to rest for a few days."
The prince wants him to go to the three provinces and six departments to win contacts, right?That being the case, he didn't ask why, and just did it.
The prince looked at Tang Xiao again, thought for a while and said, "Tang Xiao, you are still with me. Taiwei Tang has been trying to catch you back to the Tang residence."
"I understand."
From the second day onwards, Ye Yi didn't have to get up early, he slept until he woke up naturally, practiced his sword calmly, took a bath, and had breakfast.Then turn around in the East Palace, go to Youchunfang to talk to Cui Liang about the affairs of the East Palace, and then turn to Zuochunfang to visit Lu Ning and Xuanfeng. This is almost the time to go to the three provinces and six departments to chat with people.
The official offices of the three provinces are naturally not something that Ye Yi can enter at will. Among them, the Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province are located around the Taiji Hall, which is really inconvenient to enter and leave. The museum is also a place Ye Yi used to come and go frequently, and the Six Departments of the Provincial Department of Shangshu sat in the imperial city, so it was much easier for Ye Yi to go in and stroll around.
In general, except for the garrison of the sixteen guards, the arsenal, and the Yushitai, Ye Yi has ways to enter and leave the rest of the places, and the prince can tell the prince that there is no need to win him over in advance. Frequent exchanges will attract criticism.
On the way to Si Nong Temple to find Chen Siming, Ye Yi happened to meet Tang Yun, Liu Yue, and a censor from Yushitai. The censor Ye Yi had met in the Imperial College, and he seemed to be the same age as Tang Yun and Tang Xiao .
"Brother Yi!" Seeing Ye Yi, Tang Yun rushed over happily, "Brother Yi has only been paying attention to Xiao recently, but I'm going to the Western Regions soon!"
Ye Yi patted Tang Yun's back with a smile, and said, "Otherwise, you can tell His Majesty that Xiao and I should be transferred to the Western Regions together."
Tang Yun let go of Ye Yi, and said with a smile: "That's impossible! Even if you want to talk to His Majesty, you should only transfer Brother Yi and let Xiao stay in Chang'an City alone!"
Ye Yi shook his head and laughed, then looked at the two people who were standing with Tang Yun just now.
As soon as Liu Yue saw Ye Yi looking over, he bowed to Ye Yi unnaturally: "Ye Shaofu."
And the censor scrutinized Ye Yi, and casually bowed his hands to Ye Yi.
Ye Yi only nodded to the two of them, he didn't care about Liu Yue's unnaturalness, nor did he care about the censor's scrutiny.
"By the way, why is Brother Yi here?" Tang Yun looked at Ye Yi curiously.
Ye Yi explained with a smile: "There is nothing important in the East Palace, Your Highness wants me to move around."
When Ye Yi said this, not only Tang Yun, but even Liu Yue and the imperial servant understood Ye Yi's implication.
Liu Yue hesitated for a moment, and suddenly asked Ye Yi: "Then I wonder if Ye Shaofu is free now? The last time we got together, Xiaguan felt that he and Ye Shaofu were quite sympathetic. I don't know if I would be lucky enough to have a drink with Ye Shaofu today." A cup?"
Even if they were Tang Yun's friends, Liu Yue and Ye Yi were not familiar with each other, so it was a bit abrupt to send out such an invitation all of a sudden.
Ye Yi looked suspiciously at Liu Yue's expression, but Liu Yue's eyes were a little dark, as if he was hiding a deep meaning.
Ye Yi nodded and said, "Is that so? That's fine, I'm worried that I won't be able to find someone to spend time with."
Tang Yun looked at Liu Yue, then at Ye Yi, scratched his head, and suddenly grabbed Liu Yue beside him and said in a low voice, "Don't ask questions, don't think about it, do you hear me?!"
"Cough, I heard it." Liu Yue's eyes drifted away, showing a little guilt.
"Hmph!" Tang Yun let go of Liu Yue, and when he turned to look at Ye Yi, his face was full of smiles, "Brother Yi, just let this kid treat you, but he has a lot of money, but he is extremely stingy. It's rare that he invites you on his own initiative. You're welcome! If I didn't have something to do later, I would have been able to kill Brother Yi in the honor of him!"
Ye Yi smiled without saying a word.
Tang Yun quarreled with Liu Yue for a while before letting Liu Yue and Ye Yi leave.
They walked towards the south gate of the imperial city together, Ye Yi turned his head but he couldn't see Liu Yue, turned his head back and saw Liu Yue.
"How do you walk behind?"
"No, it's nothing!" Liu Yue shook his head, and quickly walked two steps to catch up with Ye Yi, "Is Ye Shaofu living in the East Palace now?"
"En," Ye Yi nodded, "there is still a place to live in the East Palace Hall."
"Oh." Liu Yue nodded, but lost his voice again.
Ye Yi glanced at Liu Yue, but Liu Yue didn't speak, and Ye Yi didn't know how to speak. Liu Yue was just "Tang Yun's friend" to him, and there was nothing to talk about between him and Liu Yue.
Liu Yue didn't seem to feel embarrassed, so he went to the West Market with Ye Yi in silence all the way, and walked in after looking for a restaurant he used to go to.
Ye Yi followed Liu Yue's footsteps all the way, and when he saw Liu Yue entered a shop he didn't often go to, he didn't say anything, and just followed him silently.
Sitting down in the store, Liu Yue still didn't speak, and sitting opposite Ye Yi also lowered his head, as if he was in deep thought.
It's hard to interrupt Liu Yue's contemplation, so Ye Yi poured wine for the two of them, and drank leisurely. They simply sat by the window, even if no one was chatting, Ye Yi could still watch all kinds of people outside the window Come to pass the time.
The waiter who delivered the food looked at the relatively silent two people at the table in puzzlement, put the plate on the table with a "snap", and then left with confusion.
Liu Yue was awakened by the sound, and then he raised his head. When he raised his head, he saw Ye Yi shaking the wine glass gently with one hand, and looking out the window with his head propped on the other hand, with a smile on his lips, a lazy and comfortable look.
Liu Yue was fascinated by it.
Ye Yi sighed suddenly, turned his head and said to Liu Yue with a smile: "Don't you have something to tell me? You just look at me, I don't know what you want to say."
Liu Yue came back to his senses and blushed in embarrassment.
Gathering his mind, Liu Yue asked, "I heard from Tang Yun that Taiwei Tang was thinking about preparing a wedding banquet for Tang Xiao recently. Shaofu Ye...does he know about this?"
Ye Yi raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "I know, what's wrong?"
"Ye Shaofu knows?" Liu Yue looked at Ye Yi in surprise, "You know why..."
Ye Yi's eyes turned cold, and he said, "This is a matter between us, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with you."
Liu Yue woke up with a start: "Sorry, I made a slip of the tongue."
"Is this what you want to tell me?" If so, there is no need for him to sit here.
"Of course not," Liu Yue shook his head hastily, "It's just that I saw Ye Shaofu last time. Ye Shaofu had just joined the East Palace and served as Zuo Zhan. When I meet you today, Ye Shaofu is the prince Shaofu, so I think it is necessary to follow up with him. Ye Shaofu should have a good chat, get to know each other, and make friends. What does Ye Shaofu think?"
"I see." Ye Yi chuckled lightly.
Since you have something serious to say, don't ask such irrelevant things.
Liu Yue added: "But this is just my personal wish, and has nothing to do with my grandfather."
Hearing this, Ye Yi raised his eyebrows.
Does Liu Yue mean that his personal wishes have nothing to do with Lu?
"I also think that we should make friends with Mr. Liu. It's...personal wish, it has nothing to do with the East Palace." Ye Yi raised the corner of his mouth with a smirk.
Liu Yue was startled, but had nothing to say.
Ye Yi continued: "Since the last time I met, I have always wanted to have a good chat with Mr. Liu. After all, Mr. Liu is a friend of Ah Yun. In the future, if you look up and look down, it's not good to always be so estranged. Liu You think so too, don't you?"
Liu Yue couldn't laugh or cry.
He didn't think so!
Knowing that there was no way to continue the chat, Liu Yue could only talk to Ye Yi honestly, not daring to say any more unnecessary words.
"Ye Shaofu is now a celebrity in front of His Majesty and the Crown Prince. Even without Tang Yun in the middle, everyone would want to make friends. Today, Ye Shaofu is willing to show his face to drink with me at the same table. I feel honored. "
"Thank you." Ye Yi smiled lightly, "Thanks to His Majesty and the Crown Prince for not giving up, it's just that I'm lucky."
Liu Yue said with a flattering smile: "Not everyone has Ye Shaofu's fortune. I really want to make friends with Ye Shaofu. As for the meaning of my grandfather... I really can't figure it out."
"I can't figure it out, Mr. Liu can ask." Ye Yi said indifferently, "Actually, there is nothing to ask. Mr. Lu is the humerus of the imperial court. He has always been loyal to His Majesty and has not favored any prince. I am convinced by the integrity. But it seems that there is no doubt that the East Palace will move into the Ganlu Hall, especially after the incident of the King of Shu, the position of the prince has once again been consolidated. If there is no big mistake, this matter is probably settled. And Yi With the prince's temperament, he will never make a mistake at this last juncture, so I don't think Master Lu needs to make any choices, as long as he is loyal to His Majesty as always, it is the best choice."
The "Your Majesty" in Ye Yi's last sentence refers to both the current emperor and the next emperor, that is, the current crown prince.
Liu Yue understood the implication of Ye Yi's last sentence, and said with a smile: "Ye Shaofu's words are reasonable, but I'm shallow. I will write down Ye Shaofu's words."
Ye Yi said again: "Your Highness wants me to move around, but it's just walking around. There must be someone in the East Palace who knows the operation of the government office like the palm of his hand."
"What Ye Shaofu said is true." In short, no matter what Ye Yi says now, it must be correct.
Suddenly a person stopped by the table, Ye Yi and Liu Yue turned their heads at the same time, and saw Tang Xiao standing beside him with a dark face.
Ye Yi was taken aback for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "Why did you come out when you weren't with His Highness?"
Tang Xiao pursed his lips and stared at Ye Yi, before replying after a while: "Yun will follow His Highness instead of me."
Ye Yi blinked.So you came out here to find him?Why?
Tang Xiao looked at Liu Yue again, and asked in a cold voice, "Have you finished what you want to say?"
Liu Yue nodded and said, "It's over."
Although Liu Yue was friends with Tang Yun, he rarely met Tang Xiao. Seeing that there was no trace of warmth on Tang Yun's face, Liu Yue couldn't help shivering, feeling very strange for no reason.
"Get out." Tang Xiao glared at Liu Yue angrily.
Liu Yue was startled. Although he was frightened by Tang Xiao's anger, he didn't run away immediately.
"What do you mean? You don't know me, but I'm your brother's friend. Even if that's not the case, we are also officials in the court and colleagues. You are talking like this..."
Before Liu Yue could finish speaking, Tang Xiao slammed his fist on the table, scaring Liu Yue into silence immediately.
"A Xiao," Ye Yi reached out and grabbed Tang Xiao's wrist, and smiled, "What did A Yun tell you again? He lied to you."
Tang Xiao turned his head to look at Ye Yi, pursed his lips and remained silent, then turned his head to stare at Liu Yue.
Ye Yi shook his head and laughed, so he got up and said to Liu Yue: "Sorry, it seems that I can only talk about this today."
After speaking, Ye Yi slightly nodded at Liu Yue, then dragged Tang Xiao's arm to drag him away.
Liu Yue looked at the two people who left together, and twitched the corners of his mouth.
After walking out of the restaurant, Ye Yi still held onto Tang Xiao's arm and walked slowly forward.
Without Liu Yue in sight, Tang Xiao began to worry about Ye Yi's mood.
"Brother Yi, you, are you angry?"
"No." Ye Yi shook his head, "Where do you want to go? It's rare to leave the East Palace, so there's no need to rush back, right?"
Tang Xiao whispered: "Brother Yi can go wherever he wants."
Ye Yi turned his head and looked at Tang Xiao helplessly: "They say I'm not angry anymore, what are you afraid of?"
Tang Xiao pouted, walked to Ye Yi's side in two steps, and walked side by side with Ye Yi.
Walking leisurely on the streets of the West Market, Ye Yi soon noticed the strange sights from both sides, and glanced at both sides calmly, only to realize that wherever he and Tang Xiao passed, the eyes on both sides The shopkeepers all have to come out to have a look and whisper to each other.
It was only then that Ye Yi remembered the messages that had been spreading all over the place, and he couldn't help but laugh.
Looking left and right, he suddenly saw a jade shop. Ye Yi thought about it, and then dragged Tang Xiao into it.
When a guest came to the door, the shopkeeper was supposed to greet him warmly, but when he saw Ye Yi and Tang Xiao, who were well-known in Chang'an, entering the door, the shopkeeper was stunned. This moment, he missed the time to greet him, and it would be too much for him to say anything nice. Embarrassed.
Fortunately, the shopkeeper is also experienced, so he simply didn't say those flattering words, just smiled respectfully, and asked politely: "What do you two want to buy?"
Ye Yi looked around, but didn't see anything good: "Is there any jade pendant?"
Seeing Ye Yi's expression, the shopkeeper knew that he was not satisfied with what was on the shelves in this store, and said with a smile: "Of course there are, please also invite Ye Shaofu to move to the inner hall."
Jade is a precious thing, and the valuable ones are not kept outside.
The shopkeeper handed over the shop to another boy in the shop, and he opened a door curtain himself to lead Ye Yi and Tang Xiao into the inner hall.
After entering the inner hall, he brought out all the top products in the store and delivered them to Ye Yi. The shopkeeper stood silently aside, but the pair of shining eyes did not leave Ye Yi and Tang Xiao's for a moment. On the body, recalling the two messages that were widely circulated in Chang'an City recently, the shopkeeper felt that there was something tricky between these two people.
Didn't Ye Shaofu still hold Tang Shaobao's hand when he entered the door earlier?You say it's just brothers, how can there be brothers in their twenties holding hands?
Ye Yi noticed the shopkeeper's excited eyes from the very beginning, but he purposely got together with Tang Xiao affectionately.He really wanted to know what it would be like after this, but unfortunately he couldn't see Tang Taiwei's expression.
After picking out two jade pendants, Ye Yi hung one of them directly on Tang Xiao's waist, and kept the other one for Tang Yun.
Tang Xiao thought about it, and also bought a jade pendant for Tang Yun. He wanted to buy something for Ye Yi, but none of them seemed suitable, so he had to give up.
Regarding the matter of Ye Yi, one must not settle for second best.
The two paid their bills and were about to leave, but bumped into Tang Yan and Gu Xiyue who came with them.
"Second Brother, Brother Yi!" Tang Yan was very happy to see Ye Yi and Tang Xiao, "What are you here to buy?"
Ye Yi was only slightly taken aback, then resumed his usual light smile, and said, "Your elder brother is leaving, let's see if there is anything suitable as a farewell gift."
"Ah, yes!" Tang Yan slapped his forehead suddenly, with a look of sudden realization, "Brother never mentioned this, I forgot about it!"
Ye Yi shook his head and laughed: "I can forget such a big thing, let your elder brother know that you must be punished!"
Tang Yan stuck out her tongue and said, "I never thought that elder brother would leave home to go so far away... Brother Yi, can't you tell the prince not to let elder brother go?"
Ye Yi touched the top of Tang Yan's head, and said, "Go to the Western Regions to be the chief protector, and you can manage almost all the civil and military officials in the Western Regions. Your elder brother went because of this."
Tang Yan was stunned, then curled her lips and said, "I'm sad for nothing, I just said how could elder brother rest assured to leave second elder brother alone in Chang'an."
Gu Xiyue has been staring at Tang Xiao since entering the door.
Although no one in the Tang family had told her about it yet, the news of her marriage to Second Young Master Tang had spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, and the family was indeed preparing things for the wedding. I haven't been home since.
The father said that she should have married directly from home, but Tang Taiwei said that he could not let his grandson marry a woman he didn't like, so he took her into the Tang residence in advance, and also agreed that if she and the brothers of the Tang family did not If they work together, they will also choose a suitable husband for her.But now that the marriage is being prepared, does it mean that Second Young Master Tang is interested in her?But since he was interested in her, why didn't he go home?They don't have time to get along, what if Second Young Master Tang suddenly changes his mind?
Seeing that Tang Yan and Ye Yi were chatting enthusiastically, but the topic did not intend to talk about the marriage, Gu Xiyue gritted her teeth and asked Tang Xiao, "Is the second son not going home today?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Yi and the others were all stunned.
go home?The use of this word is really intriguing.
"What's the matter?" Tang Xiao asked coldly.
Gu Xiyue blinked and said innocently: "The Xipao..."
Before Gu Xiyue finished speaking, Tang Yan suddenly shouted: "Ah! Sister Xiyue, go to the inner hall with the shopkeeper to see if there is anything you like. Shopkeeper, you have to put all the stuff in your shop Bring the treasure to my sister Xiyue!"
"Naturally, girl please." The shopkeeper who had been silently watching the show immediately smiled, and opened the curtain for Gu Xiyue.
Tang Yan forcefully pushed Gu Xiyue into the back hall, then retreated to Ye Yi and Tang Xiao, and said in a low voice: "I heard from my mother that rumors that the Tang Mansion is going to hold a wedding have spread all over the streets and alleys. If it doesn't work out in the end, it will be a joke. Although my grandfather is determined to let the second brother marry sister Xiyue, it seems that the second brother will not marry like this. The eldest brother is going to the Western Regions, and the third brother is hiding far away. Yes, Mother said that maybe my uncle and aunt will adopt an adopted son in the end."
Ye Yi frowned upon hearing the words, and asked in a deep voice, "Have you ever asked Miss Gu for her opinion?"
Tang Yan nodded, and said: "Of course I have asked. My elder brother also asked me to persuade Sister Xiyue. If Sister Xiyue gives up, even my grandfather can't do anything about it, but..."
"What did she say?" Ye Yi asked hastily.
Tang Yan scratched her head and said, "Sister Xiyue said that she listened to her aunt's arrangements...and Brother Yi, you have also seen Sister Xiyue, and you always feel that she likes everyone, and when she said she was going to marry her to the elder brother, she also Looking at the eldest brother with admiration, and now it's the same with the second brother, even I think she can marry anyone."
Ye Yi frowned.It is true to say so, and from their standpoint, Gu Xiyue being such a woman is also a great help, but...
"A Xiao, take Yan'er to pass the time elsewhere, and come back in half an hour."
"Brother Yi?" Tang Xiao frowned, "This is a matter of the Tang family, why should Brother Yi..."
Ye Yi smiled and shook his head: "Is it also related to me? Go, remember to come back and pick me up."
Unable to resist Ye Yi, Tang Xiao had no choice but to leave the jade shop with Tang Yan.
Ye Yi went back to the inner hall, tipped the shopkeeper a little, and then sat down opposite Gu Xiyue.
Gu Xiyue looked up at Ye Yi, and asked in doubt, "Where are Yan'er and Second Young Master?"
Ye Yi smiled and said: "I have something to say to Miss Gu, so I dismissed them, and they will come back soon."
"You want to tell me something?" Gu Xiyue was even more confused, "What is it?"
Ye Yi thought for a while, and asked directly: "Does Miss Gu like Tang Xiao?"
Hearing this, Gu Xiyue was startled, then blushed and nodded slightly.
This time Ye Yi was confused.I have only met a few times, but have never gotten along with each other at all, so why do I like it?
Ye Yi asked again: "Then what does Miss Gu like about Tang Xiao?"
"Where is it?" Gu Xiyue tilted her head and thought for a while, "Ms. Tang said that the second son is a long-term lover."
"What Madam Tang said?" Ye Yi raised his eyebrows, "Just because Madam Tang said, you fell in love with Tang Xiao?"
Gu Xiyue nodded, and said: "Mrs. Tang is the second son's biological mother, and she must be the person who knows Tang Xiao best in the world. What she said must not be wrong. She also said that if the second son likes me, Then it will be good to me forever."
Ye Yi really wanted to tell Gu Xiyue that in this world, Tang Yun was the one who knew Tang Xiao best, and then him. Madam Tang could only be the third at most.But he felt that it was too troublesome to explain, so Ye Yi changed the question.
"Miss Gu also said that Tang Xiao can treat you forever only if he likes you, but what if he doesn't like you?"
"Why not?" Gu Xiyue looked at Ye Yi with a sweet smile, "I'm a woman, and it's only natural to marry a man, and I can give birth to the second son, so I can't compare to a man?"
Ye Yi was startled, and looked at Gu Xiyue in surprise.
This Gu Xiyue doesn't seem to know everything.
"Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to marry Tang Xiao in the end and will be arranged to marry someone else?"
"How could that be?" Gu Xiyue chuckled, "How can Tang Taiwei tolerate his grandson being with a man? I believe that on the day of the wedding, Tang Taiwei will tie the second son back to him even if he is tied up." From the Tang Mansion. As long as we pay homage and get married, I will be his legitimate wife, and I am not even afraid of women, so why should I be afraid of a man who can't get on the stage?"
Ye Yi blinked and suddenly laughed.
Unexpectedly, Ye Yi would laugh, Gu Xiyue was stunned, and asked doubtfully, "Why are you laughing?"
Ye Yi couldn't straighten up with a smile, and said: "Miss Gu, thank you for helping me eliminate my last worry. Since Miss Gu is so confident, come and grab a look, but if you really lose to the man , don’t be so ashamed as to throw yourself into the river.”
After speaking, Ye Yi got up, turned around and walked out.
Although Tang Xiao was asked to take Tang Yan to pass the time elsewhere, Tang Xiao's other place must be at the door of this jade shop.
"Don't you feel ashamed that men and women rob men?" Gu Xiyue stared at Ye Yi's back and asked.
Ye Yi paused, turned around to look at Gu Xiyue, and smiled like a spring breeze: "He is mine, how can he be called robbery?"
After the words fell, Ye Yi strode away without hesitation.
I thought it was a poor woman, so I thought not to be hurt because of their willfulness, but this woman is really unexpected.Whether it's an adopted son or a relative, Mrs. Tang can arrange whatever kind of husband-in-law she likes for her, he doesn't care!
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