In the early morning of late autumn, the Royal Courtyard was quiet.
The flowers and trees in the courtyard are specially cultivated and cared for by someone, and there are hot springs running through them. Even though winter is approaching, there is no sign of desolation here.
All you can see is green grass, green trees, and brocade flowers, which are so beautiful.
After Xie Yan finished handling some trivial matters, he walked out of the room and saw Luo Junyao waving the Youyue Thorn in the garden not far away.
The girl's figure is petite and slender, but her moves are sharp and sharp, without any sense of fancy fists and embroidered legs. You can only feel the coldness and murderous intent of the blade.
Xie Yan did not disturb her, but sat on the stone steps under the corridor and watched the scene intently.
Luo Junyao had already noticed Xie Yan's arrival. He turned around and smiled lightly at him. The blade of his knife passed over a rose that was blooming just right beside him. The bright flower immediately fell from the branch and headed towards Xie Yan.
It shoots away in the direction.
Xie Yan gently raised his hand, took the flower in his palm, looked at Luo Junyao and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Luo Junyao put away the Youyue Thorn and walked briskly to Xie Yan, "Are you done?"
Xie Yan stood up and tied the flowers in her hair.
"Why are you alone? Where have the children gone?"
Luo Junyao said with a smile: "A few kids said they should finish the homework assigned by the teacher first, and then play happily. They are all in the study room."
Luo Junyao expressed sympathy for this.
Even in ancient times, even a kid who was only seven or eight years old could not escape the devastation of after-school homework.
Xie Yan nodded, held her hand and asked, "Where do you want to go today?"
"Are you okay?"
"It's nothing." Xie Yan said, "It's just that Wei Changting sent someone to talk about some things about the Gaoyu envoy. It can be settled in a few words."
"So, do we really have to stay here for half a month and let the messenger from Gaoyu wait?"
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the problem?"
There seems to be nothing wrong with it.
The reason why the Gaoyu people dared to betray their trust suddenly was probably because Dasheng took them too seriously before.
Luo Jun shook his eyes and quickly put the question of the envoy Gao Yu behind him, "Shall we go horse riding?"
Xie Yan nodded and smiled: "Okay."
For a general who has been on the battlefield all year round, horseback riding is not really an interesting pastime.
But for Luo Junyao, it was still very interesting.
Although she had ridden a lot of horses before going out, riding on a horse was still very different from simply riding a horse for fun.
The racecourse is a large piece of flat land specially reclaimed behind the other courtyard. It is surrounded by fences and usually has people stationed there.
The two of them rode their horses in the racecourse for a long time, and then they slowed down after feeling very happy, just letting the horses move around as they pleased.
Luo Junyao leaned in Xie Yan's arms and suddenly chuckled.
"What are you laughing at?" Xie Yan asked in a low voice.
Luo Junyao said: "I just suddenly felt that we seemed a bit silly like this."
"Is there any?" Xie Yan raised his eyebrows.
Luo Junyao immediately put away his smile and shook his head solemnly, "No, I am happy doing whatever I do with Ayan." After saying that, he raised his head and placed a kiss on his handsome chin.
Xie Yan looked down at her with deep eyes.
After a long while, he slowly leaned forward and gently kissed her lips.
Luo Junyao felt a little blushing for no reason and quickly glanced around.
Seeing that there was no one else on the vast racecourse, he breathed a sigh of relief. Soon he felt a little funny. Not only had they been married for a year and they were a legitimate couple, but before they got married, when had she, Luo Junyao, been so innocent?
It must be an environmental problem!
"Is that a hunting ground over there?" Luo Junyao pointed to the other end of the horse farm. There was a high guardrail over there, and behind the guardrail were endless woods.
The back mountain is completely different from the front mountain. There are ordinary trees on the mountain. In this season, some trees are still evergreen, while others have withered and turned yellow. It is the most common scenery in late autumn and early winter.
Xie Yan nodded and said: "Yes, that's the royal hunting ground over there. No one has been to this hunting ground for many years. Although people clean it up every year, there are probably quite a few ferocious beasts inside now."
Luo Junyao's eyes lit up, "Why don't we go hunting?"
Two unscrupulous adults left a group of children in the other courtyard and happily went hunting.
The days in the other courtyard were very leisurely. Luo Junyao would either go out with Xie Yan to ride horses and hunt every day, or he would do nothing in the other courtyard. He would find a sunny day to sit and read and play chess, or lead a group of people.
The little baby was running around in the courtyard.
The Royal Courtyard, which used to be silent in the past, is now filled with laughter all day long.
In the afternoon, Luo Junyao spent some time lazily sitting on the swing in the garden and reading a book.
Not far away, at the table, Xie Yan was painting. Farther away, a few children were hiding in the corner and peeking over.
"By the way, why are we squatting here?" Su Xun asked.
Xie Cheng turned around and made a silent gesture to him, sighing: "If we go there now, our homework will be doubled tomorrow."
"Really?" Zheng Jingfeng and Wang Ze, who were younger, looked at Xie Cheng in horror.
For them, the scariest thing is having their homework doubled.
Xie Cheng nodded deeply, "Yeah."
Zheng Jingfeng tugged on Xie Cheng's sleeves and said, "How about we go?" The most important thing is that he didn't find it interesting at all to squat here and peek at the regent and princess.
Xie Cheng sighed, looking at the expressions of his friends, he could only say: "Okay, let's go play by ourselves, and we won't call you Auntie."
"Actually, it's quite fun to be with the princess, but it's a pity that the princess always has to be with the prince and doesn't have time to play with us."
Zheng Jingchuan has grown so old that he has never seen a grown-up woman who would be willing to play wildly with them.
No, even his sisters didn't play with him much when they were little.
This statement won the approval of many people, including Jiang Che.
The princess was very good at martial arts and often gave him pointers.
These brats squatted in the corner for a while, and Xie Yan had naturally noticed them a long time ago. However, he ignored them and only glanced sideways at their previous hiding place after they left.
On the table in front of Xie Yan was a nearly completed painting covered with clothes.
In the painting, Luo Jun is leaning lazily on the swing, looking ahead and smiling sweetly.
Behind her, there are all kinds of dazzling flowers, plants and landscapes in the garden, almost making people feel like she is a little fairy sitting among the flowers.
Not far in front of him, Luo Junyao had quietly fallen asleep.
Xie Yan put down his pen and gave instructions to the guards not far behind him.
The guard quickly left and returned, holding a large cloak in his hand.
Xie Yan took it and walked to the swing, putting the cloak on Luo Junyao.
A slight movement woke up Luo Junyao, who was only in a light sleep.
"Did I wake you up?" Xie Yan said softly.
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "I haven't slept yet. Are you done talking? Let me see." It was only in this courtyard that we could have such leisurely relaxation. Xie Yan spent an afternoon painting a portrait for her.
Xie Yan smiled and said: "Almost."
Luo Jun stood up and wanted to take off the cloak, but was held down by Xie Yan.
"Put it on, the sun is going down soon." Luo Junyao didn't object and allowed him to put the cloak on himself.
"It's so beautiful." Looking at the painting spread out on the table, Luo Junyao couldn't help but admire it.
Xie Yan's painting skills were no worse than Su Rui's, and Luo Junyao liked it very much.
Xie Yan stretched out his hand to touch her little face and said, "It looks good when you shake it."
Luo Junyao was very satisfied. He pulled Xie Yan to sit down and asked him to continue painting, while he stood behind him and watched.
When he got into the mood and wanted to cause trouble, he simply lay on his back and hooked his neck. Xie Yan was not affected at all, and he still had time to turn around and talk and laugh with her from time to time.
By the time Xie Yan finished painting the entire painting, the sun had already set.
The warmth of the sun was lost between heaven and earth, and the chill of early winter quickly set in.
Luo Junyao looked at the words on the table with joy and said: "Put it away. I will take it back to Shangyong later."
"Yes, Princess."
"I wonder where A Cheng and the others went to play?"
"Little Auntie Huang, we are back!" Xie Cheng's voice sounded in the distance. Several children ran in from outside surrounded by guards and servants. Xie Cheng was also carrying a pair of chopsticks that came from nowhere.
long fish.
"Little Auntie Huang, let's go fishing. Ah Cheng caught it himself." Xie Cheng Xianbao showed his catch to Luo Junyao.
Luo Junyao said with a smile: "Ah Cheng is so powerful."
Xie Cheng was not afraid of the fish being slippery, so he held the fish still alive and said: "Little Auntie Huang, can we eat fish tonight? This is Acheng's way of honoring Uncle Huang and Aunt Huang."
"Of course A Cheng is so filial." Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan sitting aside, rolled his eyes and said, "Shall we grill fish?"
So, a fire was set up in the open space outside the courtyard, and the two adults and a few children began to grill fish, barbecue and vegetables on their own.
The children also liked this hands-on method very much, and the busy and joyous laughter spread far into the night.
They were happy to miss Shu in other courtyards, but the people in Shangyong were not so comfortable.
"Your Majesty, the envoy from Gao Yu wants to see you."
Wei Changting, who was so busy that he returned to his mansion in the evening, heard the report from the manager of the mansion before he could enter the house.
Wei Changting couldn't help but think, how about I go back to the household department and work overtime? It would be better than chatting with people from Gaoyu here.
I want to think so, but I can't really do it.
Prince Wei could only greet His Highness the Regent in his heart, who had not returned from his vacation, but he asked: "Where is he?"
"Drinking tea in the flower hall." The steward hesitated for a moment and said, "I have been sitting there for almost an hour."
Wei Changting waved his hand and said, "I'm going to change my clothes and meet our guests again."
In the flower hall of Lingchuan Marquis Mansion, Messenger Gao Yu was sitting in a trance. He didn't even look at the hot tea he had just put next to him. No matter who had been sitting alone drinking tea for an hour, he didn't want to look at the tea again.
Already.
Seeing Wei Changting walking in from outside, the envoy secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stood up quickly and said, "Master Wei, please excuse me."
Prince Wei smiled but said, "You're welcome." He knew it was disturbing you, but he still came to the door and refused to leave?
"Sir, please take a seat. I don't know...Why are you waiting for Mr. Wei specially?" Wei Changting said.
The messenger said: "To be honest, I still want to inquire. Is it appropriate for His Highness the Regent to come back?"
They have lived in Shangyong for several days, but Xie Yan still has no intention of coming back.
Although the envoy suspected that Xie Yan was deliberately hiding from him to delay time, there was nothing he could do about it.
Wei Changting said: "Sir, how do you know the whereabouts of His Highness the Regent? The prince went out to relax with the princess. Your Excellency asked me, why don't you go to the Luo family and ask? The princess regent is that person's daughter, who doesn't?
It’s impossible for him not to know even if he knows it.”
The envoy smiled helplessly. If he could ask Luo Yun, why would he ask Wei Changting?
"I really don't dare to disturb General Luo, and I would like to ask Prince Wei to point out a clear path. My king is really worried about the safety of the eldest prince, and hopes to see the eldest prince back as soon as possible."
Wei Changting thought about it and was not in a hurry to express his position.
The envoy also urged that he would go to Wei Changting instead of other more powerful people in the imperial city, which naturally made sense.
Wei Changting was the most trusted subordinate and colleague of Regent Dasheng. This kind of trust was far beyond what ordinary monarchs and ministers could have.
After a long time, I heard Wei Changting say: "Sir, to be honest, the prince will definitely not come back these days."
Seeing that the envoy was a little anxious, Wei Changting comforted him: "But there is no need to be anxious, sir. Although the prince will not come back, he also gave instructions before leaving. Sir, you can first talk to the person in charge of this matter. There are also people in the court these days.
We were discussing this matter, but we haven’t reached a conclusion yet, so I have neglected you. Please forgive me.”
The envoy was a little disappointed, but he also knew that he could not force it, so he had to ask: "That is not what the adults in the court mean..."
Wei Changting said: "This matter is currently under the full responsibility of Prince Ancheng and the Minister of Rites. Perhaps tomorrow, Prince Ancheng will summon you to discuss the matter. However, the final outcome will not be determined until the regent comes back."
"Thank you, Lord Wei, for informing me," the messenger said.
In any case, it is much more reassuring to have progress than to be left hanging for the past few days.
"Gao Yu sincerely wants to restore the old relationship. Please also ask Mr. Wei to say a few kind words for me in front of Prince Ancheng."
"It's easy to talk about." Wei Changting said with a smile.
After finally sending away the messenger from Gaoyu, Wei Changting yawned lazily, and the smile on his face gradually faded.
Rebuilding old friendships?
After losing the battle, it would be better to remember to rebuild the old. If the previous war in Yanzhou went smoothly, the people of Gaoyu would never be able to remember the words "rebuilding the old".
"If the people from Gaoyu come again in the future, don't let them in." Wei Changting ordered: "Why are you so stupid? Just say that I went elsewhere for something today, and won't it be a problem if I don't come back?"
The steward quickly responded, and Wei Changting stood up and wandered back to his yard to rest.
"But... they probably won't have time to come see me in the next few days."
These Gaoyu people don't think that the old men in the court are easy to fool, do they? It will be difficult to negotiate with them for more than ten days and a half months.
