first and second

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As the year approached, in the last few days of December, Tang Weizhen's condition had improved, and he had been resting in the mansion for half a month. Today was a rare fine day, and Liu Wenchao went to the Tang mansion to visit Tang Weizhen as usual.

Except for Tang Weizhen's deliberate order not to let Liu Wenchao enter the mansion last time, Liu Wenchao usually goes to the Tang Mansion to get acquainted as if returning to his own mansion. As soon as he stepped into the mansion, he saw Tang Weizhen, Chen Shaoqing and Tang Yiqing playing chess in the yard in the sun. Seeing Liu Wenchao coming, the three of them didn't have much reaction, they seemed to have known Liu Wenchao would come, Tang Yiqing smiled and said: "Brother Wenchao, you came later today than yesterday, my brothers and I are in the courtyard A game of chess is over."

Chen Shaoqing smiled at Liu Wenchao and motioned him to come and sit down.

Tang Weizhen's face was pale, and he couldn't tell whether it was joy or sadness, but his spirit was finally much better than before.

The winter sun shone on the three of them, and Liu Wenchao seemed to have returned to more than ten years ago, when everyone was still young boys and girls.

Tang Yiqing was still a yellow-haired girl, hanging out with Ling Ran and Liu Mingxiao all day long.

Tang Weizhen and Liu Wenchao were sitting in the yard playing chess, their interests were always surprisingly similar, and their faces were always cheerful.

Chen Shaoqing's legs are not yet lame, and his face is always filled with a sunny smile, playing with the new and strange things in his hands, sitting next to the two of them, and they always look polite and lifeless. It's as boring as an old man who returns home at the age of retirement.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that these three teenagers have deep feelings.

More than ten years have passed in a flash, and everyone has reached their thirties. If there is any similarity between the three of them, it is that no one is the first to marry a wife and take a concubine.

Liu Wenchao put the sliced ​​duck that he had just packed along the way on the stone table, and said, "Try it, it's fresh from the oven."

Liu Wenchao would come to the Tang Mansion every day after the court, and would tell him every detail of the daily affairs of the court.

Tang Weizhen opened the oiled paper bag, took out a piece of pancake, put the sliced ​​duck, shredded cucumber, and shredded green onion together and wrapped it together, then dipped it in some sweet sauce and ate it. Tang Weizhen didn't dip in sweet sauce in the past, because Liu Wenchao loves sweets. So he also learned to eat sweets.

Because I like someone, even the taste of eating has changed.

Tang Weizhen smiled wryly, "Is the time for the new crown prince set?"

"Well, the auspicious date given by Qin Tianjian is after the Lantern Festival next year, January No. 20." Liu Wenchao said.

Tang Weizhen said: "Congratulations, Qingchuan, no matter what, you are also a great hero who supported Li Chengyun to sit on the crown prince. Li Chengyun will not treat you badly in the future."

Everyone here knows that Tang Weizhen likes Liu Wenchao, and that Liu Wenchao and Li Chengyun are together. Tang Weizhen must be bleeding when he said this.

The relaxed atmosphere instantly became tense, and Liu Wenchao's heart tightened, and he said, "Yuzhi, you are the main person who made the emperor make up his mind to abolish the crown prince and empress. You should be the number one hero."

Seeing the two discussing affairs in the court, Tang Yiqing and Chen Shaoqing both stood up and said goodbye after eating a piece of skin duck, saying that they would not disturb their business discussion.

Tang Weizhen smiled and said, "We haven't played chess together for a long time, play a few games with me."

Aware of Tang Weizhen's deliberate alienation, Liu Wenchao had mixed feelings for a moment. The old days of being unscrupulous and heart-to-heart may no longer exist.

When playing chess with Tang Weizhen, the two chatted without saying a word. Tang Weizhen was also indifferent, and his words were all polite.

Since Li Chengyun was established as the crown prince, he could no longer live outside the palace, and there were fewer opportunities for the two to meet in private. Li Chengyun had just been sidelined as the crown prince, and he had to be busy with many things, even in the palace, except for being in the court. , There are very few opportunities to meet in the rest of the time.

After Liu Wenchao came back from Tang Weizhen's place, he went straight back to the Liu Mansion, lying on the bed, suddenly a little upset, after living for 30 years, this time he didn't even have anyone to drink with him to relieve his boredom.

I don't know how long I lay on the bed, I didn't feel sleepy at all, I got up from the bed in a daze, let Ji Rufeng warm up the wine, put on a cloak and went to Liu Qingyuan's room.

The old man who had already fallen asleep was awakened by a rapid knock on the door. He thought that the mansion had either been broken into by thieves or flooded, otherwise who would dare to disturb his rest in the middle of the night.

Liu Qingyuan got up from the bed in a hurry, before he could turn on the lamp, he grabbed a coat from the end of the bed and threw it hastily on his body, and hurriedly opened the door.

Normally, Liu Wenchao never disturbed Liu Qingyuan when Xu was over. This was a tacit understanding between the father and son in this family.

Liu Qingyuan's image in front of his two sons has always been strict and majestic, serious and unsmiling.

When they saw the person, both of them were taken aback for a moment, and a sentence appeared in their mind at the same time, hell?Things with such a small probability can still be encountered.

Sure enough, the ginger was still hot, so Liu Qingyuan closed the door with a bang in a calm manner.

Liu Wenchao had a bad nose and shrugged helplessly.

After waiting for a while, there was a dim yellow light in the room. Liu Qingyuan didn't have the habit of having people serve him at night. According to him, he wasn't old enough to need people to urinate.

The door was opened again, Liu Wenchao stepped in, Ji Rufeng put down the warm wine and went out.

Liu Qingyuan said the first sentence of the night: "You still remember that you have me as a father, I thought you were sleeping in the gentle country, and you would never think of leaving."

Liu Qingyuan curled his lips: "Father, what are you talking about? Where is the gentleness?" Liu Wenchao poured a glass of wine and handed it to him, saying, "We haven't had a drink for a long time."

"You knocked loudly on the door in the middle of the night just to let me drink with you?" Even though he said that, Liu Qingyuan had already taken the wine glass he handed over to him.

Liu Wenchao smiled, clinked glasses with him, and said, "Father, what kind of daughter-in-law do you want?"

What this person longs for most when he is old is to have a happy family, a happy family, a prosperous population, four generations under one roof, and enjoy the family relationship to the fullest.

When Liu Qingyuan heard Liu Wenchao say this, he immediately became angry: "You still have the nerve to ask me what kind of daughter-in-law I like, you are already thirty, and other families at your age have been fathers for more than ten years, and it won't be long You can be a grandfather in [-] years, and if you look at you, there is not even a woman around you."

Liu Qingyuan picked up the wine glass and drank it up, and continued: "Father's requirements are not high, as long as he is a mother and can lay eggs."

Liu Wenchao: "..."

"Father, you haven't woken up yet, what about your usual majesty."

Liu Qingyuan knocked on the table heavily: "I'm not joking with you."

Liu Wenchao tried to say: "If you want to hold a grandson, I will ask someone to find a child to come over tomorrow, and adopt him under my name, so that you can hold as much as you want."

"Bastard, can other people's children be born the same as your own?" Liu Qingyuan said excitedly: "You don't have some unspeakable secrets, do you?" After pondering for a moment, he continued: "It is rumored that you and Tang Weizhen broke your sleeves, this is true. Whether it’s true or not, Liu Wenchao, tell dad the truth.”

Liu Wenchao said: "It's fake, they spread rumors."

Liu Qingyuan glanced at him: "You are not married, and he is not married, and you just said about adopting a child, how can you make people believe that you two are innocent."

Liu Wen squinted his eyes and said, "Can dad accept a son and a man?"

Liu Qingyuan patted the table and said angrily: "You two can't really...?"

"No, don't think about it." Liu Wenchao said briefly.

Liu Qingyuan drank a lot of wine, sighed, and said, "I watched Yu Zhi grow up. He has excellent character in all aspects. He is not inferior to you. He is a good boy."

Liu Wenchao didn't understand what Liu Qingyuan meant for a while, so he didn't make a sound.

Liu Qingyuan continued alone: ​​"A few days ago, you and Yu Zhi had a fight."

"Ah."

"Yuzhi, this child likes to be by your side since he was a child, and he is used to accommodating you. Did you do something too much to make him sad?"

Liu Wenchao thought for a while, Tang Weizhen saw him kissing Li Chengyun, it would really be uncomfortable for him, so he said: "Yes."

Liu Qingyuan said lightly: "It's inevitable that these two people will have conflicts when they get along. When your teeth still collide, you should also know how to cherish them, and you can't let Yu Yiyi blindly accommodate you."

Liu Wenchao stood up when he heard the words, and said, "Father, what do you mean?"

Liu Qingyuan glanced at him: "What does it mean? You call him home tomorrow, and Dad will talk to him well."

Liu Wenchao asked nervously, "Did you misunderstand something?"

Liu Qingyuan yawned, cleaned up the jug and wine glass on the table and said, "Is there any misunderstanding? I will ask Tang Weizhen tomorrow and it will be clear. You didn't say a word of truth." Liu Qingyuan handed the wine glass to Ji Rufeng at the door , and said to Liu Wenchao who was following behind: "Go to bed, dad is sleepy."

"It's really not what you think, Yu Zhiqing and I are innocent..." Before the white words could be uttered, Liu Qingyuan pushed them out, and then the door was slammed shut.

Liu Wenchao: "..."

He patted the door and continued, "Father, it's really not what you think." The only answer to him was a cold wind blowing from the northwest, Liu Wenchao shivered, and patted the door again: " Father, my cloak is still in there."

There was still no one answering, and then the door was opened again, and a white fox fur cloak was thrown out.

The door was closed, and this time even the lights in the room were turned off.

Liu Wenchao: "..."

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