Li Siye walked out of the courtyard, took two long breaths, and muttered: "Damn, it's really not a good thing to be strong-willed."
He walked back to the yard, where Li Meier and the maid Xiaocui were still playing with the rope. When they saw Li Siye walking in with a blushing face, the little maid showed a rather amusing smile.
Li Siye didn't bother to explain to her, he just waved his hand and said, "Your wife is drunk, please go back."
Xiao Cui left Li Mei'er and walked out, which made Mei'er very unhappy. He didn't even look at his brother with a good expression. Li Siye had no choice but to squat down, sit on the felt, and said with a slight shake: "Brother, come and play with you."
rope."
"Humph, you don't know how to play at all."
"you can teach me."
"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. There is no need to go to bed early. You can continue to play with Mrs. Xu, and her maid Xiaocui will come and play with me instead."
Li Siye: "..."
Rope playing is a technical job, and Li Meier learned it very quickly. His five little fingers were interlaced back and forth with the string, and it seemed that he could make many interesting and fun things. Li Siye looked very clumsy, and his thick fingers could not even hook the string.
Can't live.
Now it was his turn to do some tricks, but his hands stopped in the air. His sister raised her head in surprise and urged him: "Hurry up and do the tricks."
However, Li Siye hissed and listened carefully. There was a knock on the door next door, and then Madam Xu shouted: "Who is it?"
"I."
Then small steps walked through the yard, followed by the creaking sound of the door turning, and Mrs. Xu's surprised and slightly happy voice came: "The Dalang is back."
"Yes." The man's voice was slightly deep, but steady.
"I went to the store to inquire, and they said they couldn't come back today. Why did they come back suddenly?"
"Originally we were not able to come back until tomorrow afternoon. We spent an extra day traveling at night, and the curfew happened to be suspended on the Mid-Autumn Festival in Chang'an City. We rushed to come back to reunite with you today. Well, I am really exhausted. I will have a good time with you tomorrow.
Tell me, have all the servants gone home?"
"Xiao Cui, go get some hot water for A Lang."
"okay."
When Li Meier heard these ordinary conversations, she felt bored. She yawned and said, "Let's continue. I say you should stay at their house, so that you can recognize his husband when he comes back... ugh."
Li Siye quickly went up and covered Mei'er's mouth.
"What are you doing."
Li Siye let go of his hand and said, "Don't run to the next door in the future."
Li Meier protested: "No, why?"
"inconvenient."
…
The two brothers and sister were talking when the footsteps of four or five people came from outside. They stood at the door of the courtyard and shouted: "Is Li Lang at home?"
Li Siye went out to welcome him, but Liu Ziwu, Teng Mu and several other Qianniu came in.
He asked in surprise: "Aren't you on duty in the East Palace?"
"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. His Majesty the Crown Prince has shown mercy and allowed half of us to go back for reunion." Liu Ziwu's mouth was a little awkward and it looked like he had drunk a lot of wine.
"We are here to ask you to go to Pingkangli, and the brothers will go and have some fun and have a few glasses of wine."
Li Siye raised his head and pointed at the bright moon rising higher and higher in the sky, and said, "You have just come down from the wine shop. What time is it? Why are you still drinking?"
Fujimu held his chest with both hands and said: "Li Lang, this is wrong. The curfew is lifted on Mid-Autumn Festival. There are only a few such days every year. We should relax and enjoy such nights. Isn't it boring to stay at home?"
Li Siye turned back and pointed at his sister and said, "I'm sorry that I can't accompany you out. There are children at home. You can go out and have fun by yourself."
Liu Ziwu looked at Li Meier who was sitting on the sheep felt, nodded with understanding and said, "In that case, let's go."
Five or six people bid farewell to Li Siye one after another. He sent them out the door and watched them leave with lanterns.
He looked toward the end of the street, and saw that the street was much busier than usual tonight. People were going out with lanterns, and there were people seeing off guests, and they were saying some bold and drunken words, mixed with the laughter of women.
Chang'an people, who have been imprisoned under curfew all year round, seem to have become like happy monkeys, enjoying this unique night to the fullest.
…
On the second day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Siye returned to the East Palace to serve as his prince's guard. He sat under the eaves of the prince's right house and looked up at the jingling of wind chimes.
Cao Jue, the leader of You Nei Ling Zheng, ran over to him and waved to him, saying: "Go to Jiade Hall quickly. His Highness has something to ask you."
Li Siye was a little surprised. The prince hadn't summoned him for a long time, as if he had forgotten that he existed. Even when Li Siye escorted him to the Ming Dynasty Palace to attend court, the other party turned a blind eye to him.
He had no choice but to follow Cao Jue to the Jiade Hall and saw Li Ying sitting behind the desk in the hall. There was also a man sitting on his right corner, wearing a bronze crown and looking peaceful. He turned out to be the loyal king Li Heng.
Facing the prince, he bowed and crossed his hands: "Li Siye pays homage to the prince and pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Zhong."
Li Ying smiled and nodded, turned to Li Heng and said, "This is Li Siye. I think my third brother has heard about it."
Li Heng looked at Li Siye intently, and couldn't help but nod and praise: "It's really a military commander's airs. With such a talented person under my second brother's command, I think it will be much easier in the future."
But Li Ying shook her head: "Third brother, brother, I am just taking it one step at a time, how can I think about the future."
Li Siye was surprised and very happy to see Li Heng in the East Palace. Yang Guifei has thick legs, but Li Heng is an absolute potential stock. If he has the opportunity to be in Li Heng's field of vision, it will be of great benefit to the future.
s help.
Li Heng smiled and said to Li Siye: "Siye, I have heard that you have the ambition to serve the border. I came to you today to introduce you to General Laiyao, the governor of Anxi. Are you willing?"
Li Siye was even more surprised. These days, he was always looking forward to leaving the East Palace consciously or unconsciously, waiting for an imperial edict from the emperor, and then headed to the border. But he really did not expect that the loyal king Li Heng would come to introduce him.
Then he figured it out again. He was just a seventh-grade petty official, and he was probably not qualified enough to issue an imperial edict to transfer him. As long as the prince nodded in agreement and the governor of Lai Yao was willing to accept him, the matter would be done.
, it is already a special experience for him to have the prince come to personally intervene.
Li Siye looked up at the prince. He wanted to know his opinion and whether he was really willing to send him to the Western Regions.
The prince did not speak, but nodded slightly, showing an encouraging expression.
Li Siye had already got the answer. He knelt down on one knee and crossed his hands and said, "Thank you, His Highness King Zhong, for your introduction. Siye is willing to go to the Western Regions to make contributions."
Li Heng stood up from his seat, put his hands behind his back and smiled and said: In this case, I can go back, please wait patiently at home for a few days, waiting for news about me."
"As commanded."
Li Heng bowed his hands towards the prince, turned around and walked out of Jiade Hall.