Master Wu nodded again and again, and suddenly laughed as if thinking of something: "Look at me, I was negligent. Three days later, General Ling's army will go to the capital from Anyang, and will stay for one night. I'm making arrangements. If I were to talk to General Lin then Mention it, if you do what you want, it should be fine." Master Wu thought of this, his eyes narrowed.

I shook my head in my heart, my second brother is not someone who can easily move. If you are really talented, you don't need to say it. If he is incompetent, he can't be moved by the wealth of his country. What's more, if Master Wu "troubled" his second brother for such a trivial matter, that would break the road for the future.

"No." Xi He shook his hand: "These trivial things should not bother General Ling. Moreover, General Ling is not someone who can be easily persuaded. In fact, you can write a letter and ask General Ling to give it to Master Ling. Adults will take care of it. However, if your wife and brother have no real talents, Lord Ling will probably not help. Therefore, if you can write down your wife and brother's achievements in the military, the chances of achieving it will be much higher."

Master Wu nodded repeatedly, and said to Gongzi Liu, "Zhenbang, this is up to you."

Liu Gongzi hurriedly answered: "Don't worry, my lord."

This was considered a good talk, and then I started talking about poetry and poetry.

My heart can't be calm for a long time. Not for the "rumors" in the DPRK, but just because Mr. Wu said that the second brother will return to Beijing from Anyang! In other words, I might see him from a distance.

Xi He's gaze turned around on me, with a gentle smile on his face, his eyes were stained with worship, and he said to Master Wu: "Master Cai said, General Ling is going to pass from Anyang, I don't know which street he will take. , What is the hour?"

Master Wu thought for a while: "The main street is naturally going to Qingrui Street. According to the previous notice, it should be about half past noon."

Xi He thanked Master Wu, and then stopped mentioning it.

I know he is asking for me, and I am grateful. Thinking that if you want to see your second brother, you will have to live in Anyang for another three days. But there is no room for Xihe and I in Bilian's home. It seems that we have to find an inn to stay.

After talking again, everyone left one after another.

"Xihe, I think..." I pulled up his sleeve and wanted to talk.

"Let’s live in Anyang for another three days, buy things well, and take a look here." Xihe nodded my nose: "You can also meet your second brother. I’ll talk to the boss now. Come to the private room of the window."

My heart suddenly warmed: "Thank you, Yu Huan."

"Between you and me, how can you say thank you." Xi He's eyes were all gentle.

When I got out of the inn, I saw Gongzi Liu waiting at the door and when we came out, he smiled and stepped forward: "Thank you brother, Xie Niang, are you going to stay here for three days? Is there a place to go?"

Xi He smiled and replied: "Yes, then go to the inn. Big Brother Zhang can't live in his house."

"If you don't give up, how about living in my house?" Liu Gongzi's smile was full of sincerity. "There are so many people who have come to Anyang to buy new year goods these days. It is difficult to have a room if you want to come to the inn."

Xihe was taken aback, and after thinking about it, he agreed.

Because I met Xihe in Zuixianju, and agreed that Young Master Liu would live in Liu Mansion these days, he agreed with Bi Lian about the time to go to the market the next day, and arrived at Liu Mansion.

The Liu family is a scholarly family in Anyang. Most of the children in the clan are officials and teachers. In Anyang, it is also a respected family. Liu Gongzi is the third son of the Liu family, but because he is from the main house, he has an extraordinary status in the family.

The Liu Mansion is quite large. We were arranged in the "Feiyu Xuan" where the guests lived. It was a small independent courtyard with bamboo repairing. However, it was winter, and the verdantness of spring and summer was lost. However, there are a few plum blossoms planted in the corner, but there is a delicate fragrance coming from the wind, which is refreshing.

I opened the window, leaned in front of the window, looked at the plum blossoms in the corner, and smiled on my lips.

Xi He put a rose-colored cloak inlaid with rabbit fur on my shoulders, "The wind is just right, it blows like this, how can my body stand it?"

I pointed at the plum blossom: "Yuhuan, look at how beautiful this plum blossom is."

Xihe followed my hand and looked at it. In fact, they were just a few red plums, which grew naturally, and could not be compared to the various rare plums carefully trimmed by craftsmen in the palace. But at this time I feel very beautiful.

"This is a common red plum, but compared to winter plums, it is indeed much more beautiful." He smiled and said, "However, you are in a good mood at this time. Naturally, everything is good."

I was told by him that the main thing was just a smile. He took my shoulders: "You can see your second brother in a few days, do you want to meet him in person?"

I was stunned: "No, if the second brother knew the reason for my going out of the palace, he would not accept it easily. Then..."

Xihe shook his head: "Have you ever thought that at his celebration banquet, would you be suspicious if you didn't see you as the queen?" He didn't wait for me to say, "Not to mention that after he goes back, he should be peaceful soon. Princess Xian is married. If you didn't attend the celebration banquet because you were unwell, wouldn't it be even more unreasonable not to show up at the wedding of your brother and the emperor's sister?"

I understood his thoughts, and slowly said: "The news that I have passed away to Anyang is rumored, let alone Beijing? If the second brother is suspicious, it will naturally hinder the harmony between the royal family and the Ling family." I thought for a while, Determined to say: "Well, if I can see my second brother, it's okay. At least, I live well, no matter what my identity, it is better than me to die."

Xihe nodded: "I will see him with you. In this way, I believe he will be relieved. And," he smiled shamely: "I hope we can be recognized by your family."

I leaned in his arms, grateful. Xihe knows that there has always been a knot in my heart, which is our former identity and the sneaky life now. If someone in the family can agree, I will always be better off.

"Vir, I hope you are happy, as long as you are happy, I am willing to do anything." Xi He rubbed my hair and murmured.

I nodded: "I believe it. I am happy with you."

In the evening, he had dinner with Gongzi Liu. He specially chose a "Tingyu Pavilion" in the garden of Liu Mansion. Plantains were planted outside the pavilion, and silver bells hung under the windows, which was very elegant.

The dishes are simple and refreshing, but better than delicious. After the meal, Liu Gongzi wanted to have a conversation with Xi He, so I "watched the game" with his wife Li.

There was a rustling wind outside, and Li looked at the window and smiled: "Looking at the wind, it seems to be snowing."

Gongzi Liu was on his head, and he didn't look up when he heard the words: "Go get some wine."

When Li went down, I stood beside Xi He, and saw that his black and white were evenly matched, and I couldn't help being a little surprised at the chess game. At Xi He's level, he should have won long ago. However, it immediately occurred to me that, after all, as a guest in the Liu Mansion, we also claim to be rural folks, so we are naturally not too sharp.

Finally, Liu Gongzi’s Baizi won Xi He with a glance and a half. Xi He took the hot kerchief handed by the maid on the side to apply his hand, and smiled: "Brother Liu is good at chess."

Liu Gongzi glanced at Xi He: "Brother Xie's chess skills are not bad."

Li happened to bring three women in with wine, and smiled after hearing the words: "My master's chess ability is one of the best in Anyang." His words were full of pride.

I took a look at the three women who came in with Li. They were all extraordinary. One of the women in the pink shirt had a slightly raised belly. I thought she was pregnant for a few months.

"Yun'er, why are you here? It's so cold." Liu Gongzi looked at the woman with a gentle tone.

"I heard that the master's friend is coming, so our sister wanted to come to see her." The woman's voice was gentle, but her expression was proud. Although Li on the side was smiling, he was much colder.

Xi He and I looked at each other and understood the identity of these women.

"Let me introduce. This is my concubine, with rhyme." Liu Gongzi said.

The pink-robed woman gave a simple salute: "The slave family has seen two."

"These two are the master's side rooms? Chuliu and Shenghe." Li smiled and pointed to the two women behind him.

I think the two women's clothes are naturally worse than the rhyme, but looking at Li's attitude, I think it should be arranged by the main house.

The heart is like a mirror, the harem battle is fierce, and all parties are drawing in. In the folks, although the number of wives and concubines cannot be compared with the emperor, as long as they are not the only wives, who are jealous and fighting each other, who can avoid it?

With a gentle smile on my face, Yingying politely said: "Sisters, please call me to thank my mother."

Liu Gongzi smiled and said, "This is Brother Xie, come and see you."

Yun's gaze swept across my face, and she smiled positively at me: "Xie Niang is really a beautiful face, and if she is dressed up, she must be like a fairy. Compared with us, we all feel ashamed."

I glanced at my homely light blue cotton robe, smiled slightly, and changed the subject: "Looking at the body of the second lady, it should be four months."

Han Yun smiled shyly and put her hands on her belly, "It's been five months, I'm a little thinner, so it's not so obvious."

I nodded: "The second lady is going to have a good life and recuperation, after all, pregnancy is hard."

Han Yun glanced at Li next to him, "This is the first child of the master, I will naturally be careful."

Li smiled awkwardly.

Liu Gongzi turned his head back: "Han Yun, it's late, you can go back and rest." He glanced at the two filling houses: "You go too."

As he was about to talk to Li, Li said, "I'll be with Xie Niang. Master likes to be clean, so how about I warm the wine for you?"

Liu Gongzi thought for a while and nodded, and said softly to Han Yun: "Go back and be more careful."

Watching them go out, the smile on Li's face faded a lot, and found that I looked at her again and smiled weakly.

I glanced at Xi He who was painting with Master Liu, then at the Li family, and bowed to them: "Master Liu, Xi He, I want to go back first, I wonder?"

Xihe looked at me and said, "Then go back, I will paint with Brother Liu again." He blinked at me.

I knew that he needed to arrange to see the second brother through Liu Gongzi, so I said, "Xie Lang, you and Liu Gongzi discuss the painting slowly. Please also ask your wife to send me back."

Li naturally agreed.

I walked side by side with her on the corridor, without speaking for a while.

"Xie Niang, how long have you been married to Master Xie?" Li stopped, glanced at the snowy ideas sparsely sparsed outside the porch, and asked suddenly.

I pondered for a moment, thinking about it, I have known Xi He for nearly a year, and said: "It's been two years."

"I look at your husband and wife, I am really envious." She sighed leisurely: "Thank you brother, don't you have a concubine."

I nodded: "How do you take a concubine for a countryman."

"The men in the world are all the same." She held her hands on the vermilion railing, her face grumbled.

"You don't have any children yet. You must have a baby early. At least, when a man changes his heart, there will be a child to comfort him. He won't be a concubine just because you have nothing to do."

I pursed my lips. If it comes to taking concubines, are there many concubines, side rooms, and common rooms in Shen Xiyao? In the whole world, I am afraid that there is no more than him, and dare to have more. And what if there is anything? How many "concubine rooms" are in the three-year draft in Daxilu?

But he didn't speak, just waited for Li. I know that she needs someone who listens.

"I have been married to my master for five years, and I was the right person at the beginning. However, I have not been able to do anything. He is nostalgic for the flowers." Li sighed: "That Han Yun, but a firework girl, but now she is pregnant. , Don't put me in the eyes."

I was stunned for a moment, but when I thought about the charm of the eyebrows and the corners of the eyes, it is indeed not what ordinary women have.