Li Mingyu came in in the middle of the night and did not startle everyone in the Li family mansion. Only Li Fengchang's mansion had the lights on.
Li Fengchang stood in the hall and looked at the people in front of him, his face flushed under the lamp, and he took a few breaths from time to time, as if he was back to that day running home again.
However, having rested for more than ten days, and with Li Minglou safe at home, Li Fengan was full of energy and not as embarrassed as that day.
"How could you bring Brother Yu back!" He shouted in a deep voice, his eyes swept over and stopped on a person with a similar face to him, "Fengyao, why are you so reckless?"
The third master, Li Fengyao, had not closed his eyes for several days and nights. He looked miserable and haggard. Hearing this, he did not even have the strength to argue. He only smiled bitterly: "Brother Yu has already learned the news, how dare we force him to stay? He is the eldest brother's
My son has the same temperament as my elder brother."
Li Fengan was taciturn and an extremely thoughtful person. No one could stop the things he decided on, such as his marriage to Lian Qing. Mrs. Li used hard and soft tactics, and even went on a hunger strike to force her to go on a hunger strike.
Give in.
"Brother Yu knew that something had happened to Xian'er and wanted to come back immediately. He refused to eat from the day he learned the news. He didn't start eating until he got on the carriage and went out."
Li Fengchang looked at Li Fengyao and understood that his haggardness was not just due to the hard work of traveling.
They didn't know much about their eldest brother's two children, after all they hadn't lived together since they were young.
Now it seems that neither of these two children have a good temper.
but.....
"Didn't I tell him not to tell him about Xian'er first?" Li Fengchang said.
From learning that Li Minglou was missing to the time he sent the news to Jiannan to Li Mingyu's return, there was almost no extra day in the journey, everything happened immediately.
The bitterness in Li Fengyao's smile became even stronger, and he lowered his gaze: "Second brother, Brother Yu already knew it when I received your news."
Li Fengchang's expression changed slightly. Who is it...
At this moment, someone stepped forward and saluted: "Second Master, it was I who told the young master."
This man was in his thirties, faced an ordinary person, and was dressed like a long-term attendant. There were not many people in the living room and he stood inconspicuously. Li Fengchang seemed to have just seen him.
He was indeed a long-time follower, but Li Fengchang did not look down upon him in the slightest and was very energetic.
"Yuanji." Li Fengchang said, "I forgot that you were in the wedding party."
Yuan Ji bowed his head and corrected him: "Second Master, he is not mine, but the Governor's."
Yuan Ji was Li Fengan's long-term attendant, the long-term attendant who could stand by the bedside with Li Minglou and Li Mingyu's sister and brother before Li Fengan's death and listen to his instructions.
He is a servant of Li Fengan, but not a servant of the Li family. Li Fengchang knows this very well. For example, in the Governor's Mansion of Jiannan Province, Li Fengyao, Master Li San, can't say ten words to Yuan Ji's one sentence.
Therefore, the moment something happened to Li Minglou, the escorting Jiannan Daofu soldiers immediately sent the news to Yuan Ji instead of waiting for the Li family's instructions to make arrangements.
"The Governor is gone, the eldest lady and the young master are our master's family. If something happens to the master's family, they don't dare to hide it." Yuanji explained sincerely.
Li Fengchang nodded: "That's the truth." He sighed again, "It's just that the matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet. Brother Yu is still young, so I can't tell if it's bad to scare him."
Yuan Ji stood up straight: "The young master is now the head of the family. You cannot judge him based on his age. Moreover, it concerns the eldest lady. The young master should find out in person. If it is through other people's mouth, the young master will have regrets."
Li Fengchang looked surprised and stared at Yuanji: "Yuanji, do you doubt that we will hide Xianer's affairs from Brother Yu? This is the Li family, and we are their family."
Li Fengyao stood aside and stared at Yuan Ji, expressing his surprise, but did not follow his brother to question him.
The atmosphere in the hall became a little tense, the lights danced with the summer night wind, the shadows on the ground swayed, and someone stepped forward.
"Second Master, the regret Yuan Ji mentioned is reasonable, not because he doubted anyone." He said.
Li Fengchang looked at the speaker, while Li Fengyao breathed a sigh of relief and put away his surprise. With this person coming forward, he no longer needed to smooth things over.
"Captain Xiang." Li Fengchang sighed silently, "Jiannan and Longyou are inseparable from people, and you are all here."
Xiang Yun, the governor of Longyou, was the same age as Feng'an and a few years older than Li Fengchang. He was fair-skinned and elegant. He was born in the Xiang family of Taiyuan Prefecture. Although he was not the descendant of the founder of the country like the Li family, whose ancestors were from Long Zhigong, he was older than Li.
The family was even richer in poetry and calligraphy, but in the Great Xia Dynasty it did not make any great achievements, and its momentum was somewhat weak.
"It is precisely because Jiannan Longyou cannot live without people, that's why we all come." Xiang Yun said, "If we can't see the eldest lady in person, neither the young master nor I can feel at ease, especially the young master. His heart is not in Jiannan, and people are not here."
Being here won't help, so it was my idea for the young master to come back."
Li Fengchang could question Yuanji's decision, but the same could not be said about Xiang Yun's decision.
Li Fengchang showed a look of sadness: "I also understand the reason, but it is too dangerous. Lord Xiang also knows about the current situation."
Xiang Yun nodded: "So I will accompany you back in person. Second Master, please rest assured that the young lady and young master are all very important and cannot be missed. Jiannan and Longyou have also made arrangements and everything is in order."
Li Fengchang's voice was tired but grateful: "Thank you, sir."
"It's our job," Xiang Yun said.
The atmosphere became relaxed, sad and joyful again. Yuanji stopped talking and stood with his hands down, becoming a quiet servant again. The three gentlemen in the hall looked at each other and sighed.
"Now that the siblings meet, they can feel at ease."
The courtyard where Li Ming Tower is located is quiet and deserted during the day, but dark at night, with lights on.
There were not many lights, just two in the corridor, so people running through the night felt like they couldn't see anything clearly.
The servants were stopped outside the courtyard gate by Jin Jue.
"Wait outside." She said, looking at these people. Before she could see them clearly, a small figure flashed in front of her eyes and rushed through the courtyard gate.
Rapid footsteps sounded in the yard.
Li Minglou stood behind the door. The light in the corridor flickered brightly and dimly through the crack in the door. She reached out and opened the door.
It was dark in the yard, the lights on the corridor were bright, and Li Mingyu, wrapped in a cloak, rushed over from the night.
"Sister." he shouted.
The ten-year-old child's voice was childish, which was different from the young man who wore a black cloak and hung a long sword in Taiyuan Mansion that day, strode through the courtyard gate, and jumped up the steps in three or two steps.
"Sister." That voice was bold and rough, like sand and gravel hitting your face.
Li Minglou opened his arms and held Li Mingyu, who was a head shorter than her, in his arms.
She saw him again, and the only one alive with all his limbs intact was Feng Chen's younger brother who was not soaked in blood.