Brother, did you confess today?

The snow in the capital city has melted, green shoots are stretched out, and a little peach pollen is dotted between the leaves. After nearly a year of fear, stepping on the road again, even the children of the aristocratic family who have been in the capital city for a long time, feel like a lifetime away.

It was also at the beginning of March, Zhu Xuguang and his party still stayed in Chenzhou, and the emperor did not order them to come back, nor did he reward those who had made meritorious contributions to the king with a different surname. He sniffed out something in his ordinary actions, but kept silent.

Sure enough, without waiting for the storm to return to the capital, Emperor Yong'an announced his abdication, and was succeeded by Wen Jin, the youngest son of the previous emperor, who was renamed Jiazhi. Since then, Emperor Yong'an's ten-year rule came to an end.

With this decree, the old officials in the capital went to the court one after another to worship the new emperor. The fact that the Supreme Emperor left the capital to escape had already planted a thorn in the heart of the old officials who still had some conscience. There won't be much opposition.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, he first dealt with the accomplices of the king with a different surname, and for a while there was a bloodbath. After finally calming down, he began to deal with the incidents that the Supreme Emperor had encountered on his way out of Beijing.

Xu Xiangfei didn't know the danger, and when he was brought to the capital by the new emperor, he was directly arranged into the Qing'anhou's mansion. Qing'anhou looked at him coldly with his beard shaking, knowing that he was from the Yue family, he was unhappy, but he didn't dare to object For the little prince's arrangement, he only had to do full courtesy, waved his hand and squeezed his nose to admit it.

Mrs. Hou was quite happy. She actually knew that it would be embarrassing for a veteran of the three dynasties like Qing'an Hou's mansion to be in front of the new emperor, but if someone in the mansion got online with the little prince earlier, it would be different.

When the news of the arrest of the king with a different surname came, the old Hou Ye told Mrs. Hou that Yue Yu had come to him in order to let the Hou family cooperate with the little prince's scheme, and pretended to be disturbed by the prince Boyan to disperse and flee for his life, but in fact joined other troops. The king with a different surname was caught off guard.

Madam Hou was terrified when she heard this, and couldn't help complaining: "This kid...how can you see that he has concealed so many things!"

There are worries, and complaints are true. Yue Yu directly clashed with the king of the different surname when he first came to the capital. propose.However, the academicians of the Hanlin Academy protected him, and the emperor also protected him, so that others could only hate him, and the son's attitude also changed from being interested in the beginning to being furious, wishing he could kill him quickly.

Yue Yu saw how distorted the prince's handsome face was, and he was very happy. He worshiped a bachelor of the Imperial Academy as his teacher, and accidentally learned that the other party was from the little prince's side. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to take a gamble.

The emperor will not trust him, and the king with a different surname is eyeing him. It is impossible for Yue Yu to treat his future as a joke.

Yue Yu kept this gamble from everyone, not even a single word was mentioned in the letters to and from Xu Xiangfei, so when Xu Xiangfei was assigned to Qing'anhou, he saw Yue Yu who was running towards him happily. , my heart can be described as a bolt from the blue.

Yue Yu is not in good health. Although he has grown taller and opened up a bit, he is still much thinner than Xu Xiangfei. He is usually calm and restrained, but he can't help it when he sees his elder brother. Arms rushed towards Xu Xiangfei.

Xu Xiangfei didn't know any rules or irregularities. Seeing his younger brother wanted to hug him, he stretched out his hand to grab him, and smiled on his face: "Xiao Yu!"

"Brother!" Yue Yu saw that he was wearing less clothes, so he hugged him even tighter, for fear that he would be cold, and finally put his fleshy cheek on Xu Xiangfei's shoulder, "Brother! I miss you so much!"

Xu Xiangfei was amazed, Yue Yu was so daring, and he couldn't possibly be shy, "Brother misses you too. When I was in Linchuan County, I wanted to visit your place, but I didn't expect to be delayed... Sigh, you won't come back during the New Year .”

"It's the new year with big brother here." Yue Yu said sweetly, "Big brother, tell me what's going on at home?"

The two brothers were so tired of looking at the little servant girl behind her that her eyeballs almost fell off. Yue Yu is now the only young master in the Hou Mansion, but he is more than polite and not close enough to the people in the mansion. Even his smile is shallow Shallow, extremely difficult to reach the fundus.

But who is this in front of them!

Look at this unabashed and extremely bold words, and the look of wanting to pick on the other party, is this their young master? !

Yue Yucai doesn't care what others think, he really misses Xu Xiangfei and the Yue family. Although he felt that he was not taken seriously in the past, he was afraid that this brother would be afraid of that brother, but once he left, he realized the bickering between Ye Qi and Ye Weiyi in the past. How valuable it is to realize the concern they failed to express.

Whether it's apprenticeship with the teacher or making troubles in the capital, walking is difficult and cautious. Yue Yu even felt that he was so timid in the past, but he dared to lose his temper. When he is unhappy, he can just keep a straight face, which is worse than now. Much stronger.

He didn't see the terrified expressions of the servant girls, Xu Xiangfei saw it too, remembering that the capital is very strict, after Yue Yu hugged him for a while, he slowly let go, stretched out his hand to straighten Yue Yu's messy collar, "Okay, let's talk about these things slowly, don't you have to explain to the eldest brother?"

Xu Xiangfei is still in the fog now, I don't know why Yue Yu is on the side with the new emperor again, and he seems to be taken seriously.After all, the new emperor is suspicious and likes to test others. Being able to throw Xu Xiangfei, who is still under suspicion, at Yue Yu's place directly shows his trust in Yue Yu.

Yue Yu smiled embarrassingly: "I will tell you everything that brother wants to know... But brother, do you want to know what happened in Wulin?"

Xu Xiangfei was also quite surprised that there were people from the martial arts at the border helping him, but thinking that Liang Wenyan could be persuaded by the little prince, he probably understood that her going north to attack the Suyin saint was just a cover, in fact, she was waiting for this moment .

"It's all those after all." Xu Xiangfei smiled, "You still want to tell me about martial arts? I have a better way than you. You should think about how to explain to me."

Yue Yu has been in the capital for so long, and what he can hear is only the tip of the iceberg, but Xu Xiangfei is really popular. When writing a letter, whether it is asking Liang Wenyan or asking Xie Jiu, he can know what is going on and where he needs it. Yue Yu told him?

Yue Yu also realized that he was extremely embarrassed, and lightly touched the tip of his cold nose. Seeing this, Xu Xiangfei looked at the maid holding the cloak behind him, and raised his hand to let her come over: "Girl, come quickly and give it to your young master." put on."

The servant girl let out a sigh, and when she put it on Yue Yu, she couldn't help but secretly looked at Xu Xiangfei, and when Xu Xiangfei found out, she smiled back, and then trotted obediently to stay not far away.

Xu Xiangfei also laughed, and put his arms around Yue Yu: "During this time, the elder brother has gained a lot of knowledge... I really didn't expect that I could be involved in such exciting things."

Yue Yu waved his hands behind him, motioning everyone not to follow, and only whispered to Xu Xiangfei: "Brother, don't be angry with me. I was shocked when I found out about the little prince, but this matter is not small. Big brother loves Jianghu, if it weren't for wishing Regarding the elder brother's matter, I believe you don't want to go back to the capital again."

After he arrived in the capital, he gradually heard about Xu Changxin and Yue Lin's affairs. It's haunting.

The capital city was not a good place for Xu Xiangfei. Only after Yue Yu entered the imperial court and was involved in the tide of fighting for power and profit did he understand why Xu Xiangfei disliked the imperial court so much.

Just going around, the people around Xu Xiangfei are always related to this place.

Hearing this, Xu Xiangfei shook his head first, "Even if there is no such thing as your blessing to elder brother, if Xiaoyu is here, I won't be at ease."

Yue Yu was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face grew more, his eyes softened, "I know... Anyway, I chose to help the little prince with my teacher, that's why I came to the capital to persuade my grandfather, and I also want to meet my mother... "

"That……"

Yue Yu's eyes darkened: "She has already passed away. I heard people say that before she left, Mother was half mad and half awake."

Xu Xiangfei sighed, and patted Yue Yu's thin shoulder lightly. He couldn't comfort him, he could only support Yue Yu in such a useless way.

The servants dispersed, Yue Yu led Xu Xiangfei to his yard, and there was no one around, so he became a little bolder: "I know I shouldn't say this...but, but it's fine if mother doesn't meet father, She is Miss Hou's Mansion, the only daughter of my grandfather, I think if she is in the capital, everyone will admire her, she is innocent..."

"Others say that I am very similar to her. Everyone in the world says that my mother's beauty is unlucky, and that she deserves to be blamed. Brother, it would be fine if... she never met her father."

When Yue Yu clenched his fists tightly and made a cold expression on purpose, this overly stunning face had real color, and the red mole on the center of his brow seemed to be much darker because of worry, his brows were furrowed, and Xu Xiangfei raised his hand to rub it gently. Rubbed his brow.

"I understand. To tell you the truth, my eldest brother also has the same idea. My mother has worked hard all her life. She thought that she would be truly stable when she arrived in the capital, but it turns out that heaven and man are separated forever... It is a lie to say that I have never complained, you If you think about it this way, Big Brother doesn’t think it’s wrong.”

Xu Xiangfei's voice was gentle, Yue Yu's eyes turned red when he heard it, and he sent his head to his hands, and Xu Xiangfei also smoothed his soft long hair in cooperation.

"It's just that life can't be repeated. No matter how regretful or unwilling, the trivial complaints in our hearts can only disappear with the death of our parents... But Xiaoyu, I hope you will always remember this unwillingness and regret. , you can keep your heart in the future, if you think that's wrong, don't let the tragedy happen again... You know what big brother is talking about, right?"

Yue Yu nodded solemnly: "I understand that although it is wrong to accuse the elders, I still feel that my father is too irresponsible, and I will never... never become like that."

Xu Xiangfei sighed lightly, and only patted his head. Yue Yu relied on him again, but they were just cousins, and he couldn't comment on this matter, but Yue Yu's heart was enough.

The new emperor ascended the throne, amnesty the world, tax relief, grants of money to relieve disasters, everything is getting better, just waiting for a few people from Chenzhou to come back, they will be rewarded for their merits, and the court will be revived.

Xu Xiangfei waited quietly, but Yue Yu was dragged away to take care of the affairs. After all, the old Hou Ye was a veteran of the three dynasties, and he did not dare to push the limelight.

The new emperor persuaded him a few times as a routine, and then issued an order to let him go, rewarding several carts of gold, silver and jewelry, and a guard army to escort the old Hou Ye back to his hometown. In just a few days, the Hou Mansion was quite empty.

The old Hou Ye never had a good face towards Xu Xiangfei. Before leaving, he drank the wine toasted by him. He looked at the sunset glow that dyed half of the sky red, and said to himself: "My ancestors fought in all directions with the Taizu, Dingjing In this place, from now on, the officials have been promoted to control the power, and now the personnel are withered, and they are on the road to return to their hometown..."

He narrowed his weather-stained eyes slightly, and after drinking a glass of wine, he squeezed Yue Yu's hand deeply, held it tightly, and then slowly released it.

The old Hou Ye's sharp eyes softened a lot, and he said softly: "I know...you boy, you don't want to take over this Hou's mansion...you blame me, and I, also blame myself..."

Yue Yu remained silent, Mrs. Hou was supported to sit down beside her, she only turned her head slightly when she heard the words, she was always kind-hearted, but now she was a little more aggressive, "Resentment, how can you not complain? You are stubborn, now I admit it, forget it, Zhu Er is waiting below, waiting to see what you look like now."

Pearl is their daughter's baby name. Yue Yu's eyelashes trembled violently when he heard this, and he could hardly hold the wine glass steadily, so he just lowered his head and said nothing. The lady raised her hand to stop it.

"He mentioned it first, what's the matter, I can't say it? There's something I can't listen to, it's spread all over the outside world, now I know how to hide, what about before? Why, why didn't you think about it..."

Mrs. Hou didn't match her words, and she talked for a long time without any results, but she made old Hou Ye's eyes turn red, his beard twitched a few times, and finally fell silent.

She smiled, and then looked at Yue Yu with her head down: "When I see you, it's like seeing Pearl... Don't blame grandma for not giving you much, grandma, grandma can't give you..."

She resented the old Hou Ye, and she also hated herself. What she hated the most was still Yue Yu's biological father. Now that the wounds of the old Hou Ye were torn open by a few words from the old Hou Ye, she wished she could tear everyone's wounds open as well.

"Okay! Don't talk about it!" Old Hou Ye closed his eyes fiercely, "It's considered...to save face."

Madam Hou finally shut up, and she frowned with her finger wearing the jeweled ring, "Xiao Yu, take care in the future, don't use it to send us off tomorrow... just leave it alone."

She stood up tremblingly, and the old servant who had been with her for many years hurriedly helped her up, her head was in a mess, her feet were deep and her feet were shallow, and she wobbled away.

Old Hou Ye regretted not mentioning it, and felt that he should mention it. After thinking about it for a long time, his old face was flushed with wine, and he also said: "I'm tired too... You can enter the palace by yourself tomorrow, don't come and send it off."

Yue Yu ignored it, and the farewell banquet ended unhappy. He drank himself a glass of wine, looked at the bleak moon, and barely raised the corners of his lips: "I made you laugh, it's getting late, and I have to enter the palace tomorrow , Brother, let's rest first."

Both Old Master Hou and Mrs. Hou said so, and Yue Yu couldn't be more excited, and he entered the palace at dawn, only to scare a group of servants into looking at each other.

The luggage carriage had been prepared a long time ago, and when it was approaching noon, seeing that Yue Yu still hadn't come back, Mrs. Hou didn't want to wait, so she got on the carriage straight away. The old Hou Ye stood in front of the gate of Hou's mansion, looking at the plaque given by Emperor Taizu , and said to Xu Xiangfei beside him: "I thought... Forget it, what do I tell you about these things."

He has met Xu Changxin and even Xu Xiangfei when he was a child, but he doesn't dislike him too much, he just hates the house and the black.At that time, because of his daughter, the old Hou Ye often made trouble for Xu Changxin, and when he saw the little Xu Xiangfei, he also blew his beard and stared at him. When Xu Changxin passed away, Xu Xiangfei was taken away. I am also really ridiculous.

Xu Xiangfei looked at the deserted street: "Xiao Yu has an awkward temper and is still young, so he is always not thoughtful in his actions. However, Xiao Yu also misses the elders in his heart. If he wants to go back to Lord Hou's hometown one day to have a look, I also hope that Lord Hou and the old lady don't want to dislike it."

The old Hou Ye was stunned, and laughed: "I'm not going to get angry with a child. It's the best result if he doesn't come to see him off... As for the future, tsk, I'm not that kind of person either!"

How can there be any reason to drive out the children who have come?

Xu Xiangfei also laughed. He sent the old Hou Ye and the old lady out of the city. Yue Yu still did not appear, but there was a figure that was always hidden on the city wall. The old Hou Ye and Xu Xiangfei rode side by side. They turned around and looked at each other. , just smiled lightly.

The sun was so bright that it hurt eyes, Xu Xiangfei only sent to the outskirts of the city, the horses were panting restlessly, and a mighty group of people walked slowly to the distance, almost occupying the entire official road. He turned to chat with his companion.

In a blink of an eye, Xu Xiangfei seemed to see the curtains of the old lady's carriage window being lifted, but when he looked again, there was no movement. When the figure was gone, he stood there and waited for a while, then suddenly smiled, but I don't know what I'm laughing at.

……

Xu Xiangfei heard that Chen Zhou and his party were coming back in a few days, and after sending off the old master, he thought about wandering around the capital.Xu Xiangfei hadn't been here for more than ten years, and Xu Xiangfei couldn't even find his own yard, but thinking about it, Xu's father passed away many years ago, and most of the yard has been sold, so he didn't think too much, just walked on the street.

But being alone is really pitiful, the capital is just a strange place to him, Xu Xiangfei feels bored after walking for a while, and misses Zhu Xuguang more and more.

They hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, and because they were afraid of too much delay, they didn't even write a letter. The two of them were together and had never been separated for so long, so Xu Xiangfei inevitably became worried.

After walking for a while, Xu Xiangfei couldn't take it anymore, so he simply went back to the mansion, An Anxin waited for someone to come back, and when he hurried back to the Hou's mansion, he saw a carriage parked at the door, which didn't look like it was from the capital, Xu Xiangfei My heart skipped a beat, and I took a closer look, but I couldn't see the clues, I was looking forward to it and lost, my heart seemed to be soaked in a jar of acid.

Zhu Xuguang must come back with the people sent by the new emperor, and he is the orphan of a great general, so the momentum must be huge, how could he come back quietly?

"Oh——I seem to be a lot more hypocritical..." Xu Xiangfei complained to himself, shook his head vigorously, and walked in the door. He saw a figure standing under the peach blossom tree not far from the side door. His back was very familiar, but because of Long time no see a little strange.

Hearing the movement, that figure also turned back, and the stern face that had become calmer due to experience suddenly became more tender, the sword was still on the back, the clothes were worn when he left that day, the boots were stained with mud, and now there are more Black and blue, the whole person is slightly scribbled, and it looks like he came here overnight.

When he saw Xu Xiangfei, he couldn't help himself, stepped forward, raised his hand slightly, finally couldn't help but miss him, hugged him, rubbed his ears together, gently rubbed the side of the person in his arms, and was disturbed by the hair again.

"Brother..."

"I am back."

The author says:

The night before yesterday, I stayed up late to play all night, and then I wanted to squint at eight or nine last night, so I slept until the next day... Tomorrow will continue