Daiyu reads novels every day

The cold winter was not over, and the bad news came. Cai Shiyuan was plagued by old illnesses and could not survive this year.

The Cai family in the west of the city.

Outside the small courtyard with gray tiles and white walls, under the snow all over the sky, Yong Chen put his hands in his hands and watched Lianxi knock on the door.

The old servant came to answer the door, he looked old and dim, he squinted his eyes and recognized the man for a long time, but it was the young man who came out behind him who recognized Yong Chen.

"Wan An, Prince of Yongjun!" The young man knelt down to greet him.

Yong Chen hastened to support him, "You are Master Cai's grandson, Cai..."

"Cai Zeyan."

"That's right, Cai Zeyan, I remember that your sister's name is Cai Hui—I met you two when you were young. Master Cai was still there at that time..." Yong Chen stepped into the second courtyard, Pointing to the old tree in the courtyard, "Here, it's under that tree."

Under the old tree that year, eight-year-old Cai Hui pinched his younger brother's shoulders and told him forcefully, "Both parents are dead. From now on, I will be your older sister and also your father and mother."

Yong Chen recalled the previous love, his heart was sour, he stroked the young man's thin shoulders, and asked, "How old are you this year? Oh, you have already won a scholar. Don't be nervous, the matter between your sister and the king, the will of the past few days Come down too. In the future, we will all be one family, not to mention Master Cai taught me the knowledge... The relationship between the king and the Cai family is very deep, if you have any questions about knowledge, just come to the county palace. If you are talented, I can explain it to you, or ask the well-educated people in the palace to give you advice..."

Cai Zeyan obediently responded, showing a somewhat strange silence and maturity compared to boys of the same age.

When they arrived at the mourning hall, Cai Hui greeted Yong Chen through the screen.

"This king is here to offer incense to Master Cai." Yong Chen said softly, walked to the other side of the screen, thought for a while and asked: "Are there any relatives in the clan?"

Cai Hui's father, Cai Zizhen, was the only son, and died long ago in Shandong; his grandma, Ge Shi, passed away a few years ago, and only his grandfather, Cai Shiyuan, had endured all these years to raise a pair of granddaughter and grandson, and now he is gone.

Cai Hui's voice came from behind the screen, calm and forceful, "Your Highness is worried. The Cai family has no side branches, and Cai Hui and younger brother Zeyan are the whole family."

Yongchen was silent for a while, and suggested: "In this case, it is better to let Zeyan go to the county prince's mansion, where he will be taught by a famous teacher, and the Cai family will be prosperous in the future. As for you, if you don't dislike it, I will always accommodate you for a year by my concubine's side. Half a load..."

"My lord's kindness." Cai Hui seemed to think about it for a while, "Ministers live in boudoirs and are powerless in foreign affairs, please ask your lord to choose a teacher for Zeyan." While saying that, Pingfengying bowed twice, and said: "Ministers My parents died early, so I couldn't fulfill my filial piety to my grandfather. Now that my grandfather is gone, the daughter of the people is willing to take the place of her father and build a thatched hut where her grandparents are buried.

Yong Chen sighed: "This situation is pitiful. It's just that the cemetery is terrible. You are a girl, how can you live here for a long time?"

"Although the relatives have been separated from the civilian daughter, the feeling of protection has not changed. Presumably, the grandfather has become a dead soul, and he still only protects the civilian daughter. There is nothing terrible about it."

During the conversation between Yongchen and her, he was almost moved to tears, sighed, and said: "The king of Japan sent someone to invite Brother Ling. Since you insist on guarding the spirit of Master Cai, this king will not force you. I advise you not to You have to mourn and hurt your body, since my younger brother has not yet married, you... the elder sister's responsibility has not yet been relieved."

"Yes, thank you for your instruction, Your Highness." On the screen, the thin figure of the girl leaned down deeply, and did not get up for a long time.

After leaving the Cai Mansion, the cold wind blows, causing Lingling to shudder.

"Master, don't get sick from the cold." Lianxi stretched out the fox fur and put it on for him, cursing angrily, "My God! This winter is so cold this year."

Yongchen wrapped himself in the fox fur, frowned and looked into the distance, seeing the dark clouds in the sky, it was obvious that the snow still had to fall, so he said: "Send the few wild ginseng plants I got the day before yesterday to Yichun Palace. Last year in the northwest The cashmere that was picked up was handed over to the garment factory a while ago, is it now made?"

Lianxi laughed and said: "It's a coincidence that the previous tailor came to report. Good guy, back then in the Northwest, hundreds of first-year-old goats made only one piece of clothing. It is said that it is light and lightweight. Warm, more precious than this fox fur. Master, you can't survive the cold weather? The servant asked them to send it to the palace today."

"Send it to Yuqing Palace."

Lianxi was taken aback, but she wasn't too surprised.

Yong Chen made a blank face, shaking the falling snow on the fox fur, and added, "Quietly."

Lianxi was taken aback again, thought for a while, and asked with a confused face: "Master, this is so quietly——do you keep it quiet, or...not even the one from Yuqing Palace?"

Yongchen was furious, kicked Lianxi's ass, and scolded: "Where's your eyesight on weekdays?" He flicked his sleeves and pulled the horse back by himself, and said in a rough voice: "It's just that it's made by tailors. Isn’t it the end of what you sent? Damn boy, your buttocks are always stuck in your mind?”

Lianxi didn't get angry after this painless blow, seeing that the county prince had galloped away and disappeared, but he let out a "hey" laugh.

But he said that Yongchen sent his horse back to the mansion, and immediately summoned Su Zimo, knowing that although he was deprived of fame, his knowledge was really good, so he entrusted Cai Zeyan to him.

Naturally, Su Zimo had nothing to say.

When Yongchen saw him, he remembered what Su Zimo asked for before.

"I remember, you have a nephew who wants to serve in the government, and is willing to vote under Lin Ruhai?"

Su Zimo sat with his body bowed, describing his thinness, "Yes, Your Highness is concerned. Mr. Lin is now in Beijing to report on his duties. I heard that Miss Lin's family moved out of her grandfather's house temporarily because of her father's entry to Beijing, and lived with Mr. Lin in the Lin family's mansion in Kyoto. "

"This is convenient." Yong Chen laughed, "I want to visit Master Lin's daughter occasionally, but when I think of going to the Jia Mansion, I have to deal with a bunch of female relatives first, and my head is getting bigger, but I often put it on hold."

When Daiyu was young, he was able to take her out to play casually; now that he is grown up, if he wants to see Daiyu again in Jia's mansion, he will be in front of an elder according to the law, and he can only say a few words through a screen.

"I want your nephew to get the old articles. I want to be proud. I will visit Master Lin someday and bring them with me. If I can catch his eyes, the rest will be easy to talk about."

"I'm going to fetch his class book now." Su Zimo was about to step back as he said that. Seeing Yongchen's expression was gloomy, he endured it, and persuaded him, "You can also tell me about Mr. Cai's matter." Don't be too sad..."

Yongchen looked up at him somewhat surprised.

Su Zimo knew that his words were already abrupt, so he swallowed the rest of the words, and after only persuading him, he quietly retreated.

The next day when he went to court, it was discussed that the fifth prince, Yongdan, had managed the Yellow River in the past few years and had achieved great results.

Emperor Jinglong was greatly comforted, and had ordered "the Yellow River is clear, and my son should return it", and everyone in the court was happy.Another old minister, Tian Liyi, took the opportunity to suggest, "Water governance has achieved great results, and the only thing the emperor cares about is government officials. I heard that the people in the south of the Yangtze River have been longing for the holy grace for a long time. It's just that the capital still needs the emperor to sit in charge, so it's better to ask the emperor to choose one of the princes who can bear the heavy responsibility." , to visit the Jiangnan area on behalf of the emperor, and deal with serious cases of malpractice."

Emperor Jinglong smiled and said, "Among the princes, who can be responsible for the important role? Don't think of anyone other than the prince."

Prince Yongzhan came out in response.

Yongchen watched from the side.Tian Liyi, an old thief, used to collude with concubine De, General Shenwu and others in the Mulan paddock, intending to murder the prince's brother;He knew that this kind of conversation between the monarch and his subjects seemed to be proposed by Tian Liyi, but in fact, the monarch and his subjects had already arranged it in private, and Tian Liyi was just telling the court what his father wanted to do.This is really strange, the father has always left the prince's elder brother to stay in the capital during his own conquests, but this is the first time in history that the prince's elder brother has to go out of the capital alone.

He looked at the elder brother of the prince, but couldn't rest assured, and said in a loud voice: "My son is not talented. Although I can't bear the heavy responsibility, I still want to follow the elder brother of the prince and go to the south of the Yangtze River."

"Oh?" Emperor Jinglong was in a good mood today, and said with a smile, "Little Seventeen, you served in the northwest and killed Roulan. Follow along—I'm afraid you want to enjoy the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River! Forget it, I will fulfill you, just as a reward for your military exploits!"

After retreating from the imperial court for a while, Yong Chen followed the people and went out, and suddenly saw the elder brother of the prince waiting at the foot of the white marble steps.

The eyes of the two met, and Yong Chen realized that the prince's brother was waiting for him, so he subconsciously made a detour and walked to the other side of the steps.

Prince Yongzhan approached.

Before he could speak, Yong Chen said in a rough voice: "If you come to persuade me not to go to the south of the Yangtze River, then you don't need to speak. At worst, I won't be on the same boat with my brother."

Prince Yongzhan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled helplessly: "Where do you start with this?"

Seeing this, Yong Chen also felt that his guarded face was a little too much, so he relaxed a little, and said sullenly: "I'm in a bad mood, and I ran into my brother—don't blame me."

"No wonder." Prince Yongzhan walked slowly along the corridor with him, "I have used the winter clothes sent by Taiyi, it is really warm..."

"Hey, Lianxi is a brat, he has more success than failure..."

"I've also heard about Master Cai."

The two brothers lowered their heads and slowly stepped on the thin snow that had just fallen on the green bricks, leaving a row of parallel footprints.

Prince Yongzhan said gently: "Master Cai is also in his 90s. Anyway, he is considered a long life. According to the doctor, he got up early and fell in the toilet, but he went away in a short time, and he didn't suffer much. You... You didn't hide your thoughts when you were young. The older you get, the more serious your thoughts are. Occasionally, you have difficulties, and you don't tell me right away like when you were young. I value friendship. I tell you these things for no other reason..." He seemed to realize that he was getting farther and farther away from talking, and he smiled softly, and said softly: "Just to tell you, if you feel sad, come to Yuqing Palace, I will Always willing to listen to what you have to say."

Yong Chen was already obsessed with hearing it, he took a breath for a while, stared at the white steam that came out, his face was extremely ugly, but he grinned: "I only think that my brother is born with me." Only then did he say this sentence , immediately felt the soreness of the nose and the choking in the throat, and quickly stopped talking.

Prince Yongzhan smiled and said, "How could that be?"

Yong Chen also smiled, and said: "Master Cai has been away, I often think in my heart, why didn't I visit him more when he was around? I had a dream yesterday, and I dreamed that I was back when I was a child. Master Cai gave lectures on it, and I drew the comic strips of "Journey to the West" below. Master Cai was so angry that he blew his beard and stared. In the dream, he was young and only knew how to play, which was absurd joy. When he woke up in the morning, surrounded by And then, looking at the white snow outside the window, I feel regretful and sad. It’s just that I was naughty in the past, how could I know that the fate between some people is getting less and less day by day..."

He talked for a long time, but he didn't hear any movement of the prince's elder brother. He tilted his head and saw that there was a hint of sadness on the half-slung side face of the prince's elder brother. He couldn't help being surprised, and hurriedly changed the subject.

"So..." Yong Chen said cheerfully, "Since I understand this truth, I immediately decided to visit another master tomorrow. It just so happens that Master Lin is in Beijing to report on his work. It doesn't take much to go all the way to Gusu It's..."

Prince Yong Zhan was amused by him, seeing that he had arrived at the palace gate, the two brothers said goodbye.

In Yuqing Palace, Fang Ao learned about today's court affairs, and advised Prince Yongzhan: "Your Highness, I have a saying, like a stick in your throat, you can't spit it out quickly. Although brotherly love, blood is thicker than water. Authority is the relationship between father and son, and there are those who believe and kill each other."

Prince Yongzhan turned his back and looked out of the window. The bright moon and moon on the snowy ground were pure and beautiful.

"Your Highness!" Fang Ao took a step up and hissed: "Emperor Sui Yang killed his brothers and brothers, Tang Xuanzong bloodbathed the Xuanwu Gate, Zheng Zhuanggong defeated Duan Yuyan; Harvest, the dead insects are floating outdoors!"

No matter what he said, Prince Yongzhan just looked out the window and remained silent.

Fang Ao poured out strong medicine, "Among the many princes, the only ones who have outstanding military exploits are the King Zhongjun and the King Yongjun. Now the emperor orders you to go to the south of the Yangtze River to overthrow the officials, and it is for you to accumulate meritorious service in the civil administration. King Yongjun Volunteer and walk with you. Speaking of martial arts in the future, who else among the princes can stand shoulder to shoulder with him?"

"If that's the case," Prince Yongzhan finally responded, he was able to trace the appearance of the window grilles with his index finger in a daze, his tone was light, but he was really angry, "that's what he deserves."

Fang Ao suddenly fell silent.

"Fang Xianma still sees teaching?"

"Sir, I don't dare."

Prince Yongzhan tapped on the window casement lightly, his hands became cold, and the pain on his phalanx became hard and brittle.He seemed to be tired, and waved his hand to signal Fang Ao to step back. He slowly sat down in the armchair in front of the desk, rubbed his forehead, and moved the memorials neatly stacked on the corner of the desk to his front; Zhu Hao is here.

On the other side, in Yongjun Prince's Mansion, Yong Chen has nothing to worry about, and is instructing Lianxi to pack up the gifts that will be brought to Lin's Mansion tomorrow.

Lianxi repeated what he said, pinching her fingers one by one, and saw that she was right, so she was about to step back and make arrangements, when her master suddenly stood up.

"Grandpa, do you want to go out?"

Yong Chen let out a "hum", turned around Lianxi, looked at him with anxiety, and then kicked his ass.

Lianxi fell to the ground with a confused look on her face, raised her face and asked, "Master, where is this coming from today?"

"Which one is it?" Yong Chen sneered, "Go back, copy the word 'quietly' a thousand times, and then ask which one it is today."