Li Yi sent someone to post to his friend Kong Chongzheng the next day, and made an appointment to drink together. Kong Chongzheng was released for a term after leaving the Fuwang Mansion, and now he is a member of the household department. Although Li Yi is the prince of Qi State, he has no real job, so if he wants to keep an eye on the Lian family's change of land deed or house deed, he has to ask Kong Chongzheng for help.

The place they made an appointment was still the Tayun Tower on the edge of Yan Lake. After Li Yi arrived, he still chose a private room facing the lake on the third floor. The furnishings in the private room are the same as before, and there is no change in the slightest. Outside the window, there is still the vast Yan Lake, and the willows by the lake are still there, but his mood is very different from that year.

At that time, I didn't think about inheriting the title, I just wanted to support my mother, sing wine with a group of good friends, and be a leisurely idler for the rest of my life. But now not only is he circling in the court, but he also has someone who wants to protect him for the rest of his life.

Without the chic and self-confidence at that time, there is a little more responsibility that a man should bear.

"Lord Shizi!" This greeting interrupted Li Yi's thoughts, he withdrew his gaze lingering outside the window, and turned his head to see that Kong Chongzheng was standing at the door, looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Brother Kong!" Li Yi stepped forward and bowed to Kong Chongzheng.

"Lord Shizi, don't come unharmed. ”

"What do you and I do with these false names? ”

"Then it is better to be respectful than to obey. Kong Chongzheng was not a rigid person, so he agreed.

Li Yi called Xiao Er to serve the wine and food, he personally took the pot and poured a glass of wine, handed it to Kong Chongzheng, poured another glass for himself, and then raised it and said:

"Brother Kong, we haven't seen each other for a long time, and the younger brother will do it first as respect. As he spoke, he craned his neck and drank a glass into it. Kong Chongzheng didn't dare to slack off, and raised his glass and drank it dry.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Yi said:

"Brother Confucius has another thing to ask for today, I'm really embarrassed. After saying that, he arched his hand.

"How can Zi Fei say such a foreign thing, we have something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, why should we be so polite. If I want to ask you something, wouldn't I have to do it like this?" Kong Chongzheng said with a smile.

Since this is the case, the younger brother will say it directly. ”

"I want to hear about it. ”

"That's right, you also know that my eldest aunt has always held the power of steward of the Guogong Mansion. Grandpa Guo asked her to hand it over several times, but she still refused. Originally, my husband and wife didn't care about this, but who knew that she would become even more violent, and this time it would actually harm my son's life. Li Yi's voice was not high, but it was full of anger and sadness.

"Ahh He just heard that Li Yi's son died young, but he didn't know that it was related to the Duchess of Qi.

"Yes, so this time I must take back her stewardship. ”

"How can I help you?"

"That's ......," Li Yi told Kong Chongzheng about Lian's desire to give his grange to his mother's family.

"It's a simple matter, but I'm afraid of losing a Zhuangzi. After all, the Duchess wants to make a change, and they can't refuse. ”

"I haven't seen a mere Zhuangzi yet, as long as it can be done, it's nothing. ”

"Since that's the case, Zifei can rest assured, I will tell the people below to pay attention. ”

"Then Li Yi will have more Brother Kong's great help. With that, Li Yi poured another glass of wine for Kong Chongzheng.

This matter has been settled. The two of them talked about something else.

"What's the news from the prince's side lately?" Kong Chongzheng asked.

"It's nothing, everything should be calm, the princess gave birth to a son, which can be regarded as a happy event. ”

"Yes, the matter of heirs is a top priority. After speaking, Kong Chongzheng realized that these words were very inappropriate for Li Yi, who had just experienced the pain of losing his son, so he hurriedly said:

"Zifei, blame the foolish brother for not noticing for a while, hoping to forgive the sin. ”

Li Yi waved his hand and said:

"It's been so long, and it's all because I happened to be out of Beijing at that time. ”

Kong Chongzheng listened and didn't speak, and suddenly stood up. Walked quickly to the door, lifted the curtain and looked around, and then returned to the table.

"Brother Kong. Who are you?" Li Yi saw Kong Chongzheng's behavior a little strange. Kong Chongzheng lowered his voice and said to Li Yi:

"Zifei, I heard that the emperor's eldest prince may not be able to do it. ”

"What?" Li Yi was also taken aback when he heard it.

"Reliable information?" he asked.

"Hmm. Kong Chongzheng nodded in response.

"I'm afraid someone is going to think about it again. ”

"I heard that the eldest prince's health has been bad, and the emperor began to carefully ask people to concoct it, but then probably the emperor's heart also faded, so he thought about giving birth to a son again. But it's no wonder that the emperor has not had any heirs over the years. It cannot but be suspicious. ”

"But the emperor hasn't found anyone who harmed him now. ”

"So if you look at the current queen, you will know that the future will not be easy. Kong Chongzheng said.

"A companion is like a tiger, and that's exactly what happened. Li Yi couldn't help but sigh.

"If this continues, I don't know if the prince has any ideas?" Kong Chongzheng said suddenly.

Of course, Li Yi knew what the thoughts in his mouth meant, and he remembered the blood letter given by Saitama's father-in-law when he entered the palace last time.

"Who knows? Now the prince is there...... I'm afraid it's not realistic. ”

Kong Chongzheng shook his head, both of them were a little excited at this time, and they drank relatively sullen wine, and at this moment, they suddenly heard Xiao Er's voice outside:

"Master Pony, please come here. ”

Hearing this, Kong Chongzheng and Li Yi glanced at each other, not knowing if it was Yang Xi they knew. Kong Chongzheng stood up and walked outside the door, and saw a burly man in a red robe walking past the door of his private room.

"Yang Concubine?"

The man turned around and saw Kong Chongzheng, with a little surprise in his eyes.

"Brother Kong!"

This person is none other than Yang Xi, the third horse. He also came here to drink with nothing to do, and he didn't want to run into his former friends.

"Sure enough, it's you, it's a coincidence. ”

"Yes, Brother Kong is also here?"

"It's nothing, get together with Zifei here. ”

"Brother Yang!" Li Yi heard the conversation between the two, and he had already come out and saluted Yang Xi with his fists. Yang Xi saw that Li Yi's face was slightly sluggish, and then he returned to normal.

"Zifei!" Yang Xi returned the salute.

"Do you want to be free, let's get together together?" Kong Chongzheng took the opportunity to invite.

"Okay!" Yang Xi happily agreed, and the three of them returned to the room and instructed Xiao Er to reset the cup.

"The colt came alone?"

"Brother Kong, why should you be so polite, we are all old acquaintances, why be so polite?" Yang Xi said when he heard Kong Chongzheng call him like this.

"Exactly, what Brother Yang said is that we don't have to see each other like this. Li Yi said first, Kong Chongzheng was not good at prevarication, so he agreed.

"Why is Brother Yang here alone today?" asked Li Yi.

"Oh, I was passing by here, and I couldn't help but come up and sit down when I thought of the wine here. Yang Xi replied.

In fact, Yang Xi came here specifically, and since he married the third princess, the husband and wife have been harmonious. The third princess is not as arrogant and arrogant as the rumored princesses, and she is quite virtuous and virtuous. The two got married and had a son and a daughter. Speaking of which, it can be regarded as raising eyebrows, and both children are complete. But Yang Xi has no love for the third princess, at most it is just a brother and sister. There is always a piece empty in his heart, and he knows who that piece is missing.

The third princess was also aware of this, but she didn't say anything, hoping that as the years passed, Yang Xi could gradually forget the person in her heart.

Yang Xi also saw the tolerance of the third princess in his eyes, and he was very grateful in his heart, but it was always difficult to let go of that fruitless relationship. Therefore, in the face of the affection of the third princess, he could not bear it, so he often went out of the house to drink with friends.

But speaking of friends, the last time he met Saitama and Li Yi, he witnessed the strong affection between Saitama and Li Yi, and his heart was always a little sour, so he rarely contacted Li Yi's original friends. The original classmates were all far away in Shandong, and those who were also concubines and county horses were all uneducated and unskilled, and he was unwilling to associate with these people.

The only one who can talk together is Saitama's brother Zhang Xiao, but after Zhang Xiao won the Jinshi, he was exiled as a county magistrate, so there is no one in the huge capital who can drink and chat with him.

This day in the house was really boring, he remembered that the scenery of the cloud tower on the edge of Yanhu Lake was good, so he didn't bring any entourage, and rode a horse to get here, but he didn't expect to meet Li Yi and Kong Chongzheng.

"Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for a long time, but we met today, and we can get together more in the future. Kong Chongzheng sensed that there was an awkward atmosphere between Li Yi and Yang Xi, and said in a round.

Li Yi was also a little uncomfortable when he saw Yang Xi, because he met Yang Xi on the street, it also caused a misunderstanding between himself and his wife. But he was far more flexible than Yang Xi, and he raised his wine glass and said to Yang Xi with a smile:

"Brother Yang, little brother toasts you, I'm really happy to meet today, what's more joyful than reuniting old friends?"

Yang Xi saw Li Yi say this, knowing what Li Yi meant, he was also a free and easy person, so he picked up the wine glass and said:

"Zifei is right, do it. "With that, raise a glass and drink it all.

Since the speech has been spoken, everyone has no taboos, and when they talked about poetry and painting, wine and flowers, they were all interested.

"It would be nice if the prince was here. Yang Xi sighed.

"Not bad. When the prince had something good, he always couldn't hide it, so he had to take it out and show it. Li Yi said.

"The prince just likes to hear people praise him. In order to drink authentic wine, he even traveled thousands of miles to ask the emperor to invite Master Moro. Kong Chongzheng said.

A few people said that they were happy, and they were reluctant to leave until it was dark, and agreed to meet again in the future.

Kong Chongzheng took his own carriage and left first, leaving only Li Yi and Yang Xi. After the two turned over and got on their horses, they said goodbye. Li Yi suddenly turned his horse's head and said to Yang Xi:

"Brother Yang, the younger brother has something to ask. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. Yang Xi didn't know what happened to Li Yi. (To be continued.) )