Because of his suspicions, Li Hui paid special attention to Princess Anxing's concubine Cheng Qing. However, Cheng Qing did not have any abnormalities, and had been chatting and laughing with Zhou Ziwu, the princess of Linchuan, and Qin Shen, the princess of Qinghe. It seems that the gift of the crown prince, the king of Yue and the king of Pu has nothing to do with him. As for Li Qianniang's husband Xu Tian, he sat in the corner silently, seemingly calm, but in fact he revealed a sense of trembling, which was quite suitable for his identity.

In this kind of occasion where the old fox in officialdom is everywhere, Li Hui can't show anything unusual, so he has to glance over from time to time with the corner of his eye. But on the Chinese New Year's Eve feast, even if everyone had ghosts, he had to make a happy appearance, and he really couldn't find any flaws, so he had to temporarily stop fighting.

In the middle of the feast, the sage got up happily and led his ministers to stretch out their hands and kick their feet and start dancing. Li Hui had no choice but to follow behind his grandfather and jumped up slowly. His stature is still the slender of a young man, and his movements are also very sensitive, and he has a different rhythm when he jumps, which is completely different from the crowd next to him who barely follow the rhythm. Li Jing is the same, his gestures are neat and powerful, and he looks even more heroic.

After a while, the sage was a little tired from dancing, looked back, and said with a smile: "Ah Hui and Ah Jing both have the style of my year, and they are rewarded!" Li Hui smiled and thanked him, and then took the opportunity to help him into the throne to get out, while Li Jing continued to jump unsatisfied, sweating profusely and not caring at all.

When the night is dark, the feast is over for the time being. The saint took advantage of the interest and went to the front of the Taiji Palace to watch the driving procession gathered in Chang'an City. It is said that exorcism can ward off evil spirits, so the inner and outer wives will also come to have fun. According to the practice of previous years, the crown princess Du arranged for hundreds of officials to surround the saint to go to the Changle Gate in the east, and the inner and outer women went to the Guangyun Gate in the west.

After his grandfather ascended the Changle Gate Tower, Li Hui looked around and saw that the torches were constantly gathering from all over Chang'an City, as if the sparks in the sky had descended on the world, and finally gathered into a galaxy. The people sang greetings and danced one after another, and the masks they wore were either cute and cute, or extremely hideous, or fangs and claws, and suddenly they danced like demons, and there was laughter and laughter everywhere.

It was rare for him to see such a lively scene, and he couldn't help but be a little fascinated. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a figure quietly leaving the city tower, and a group of people followed one after another behind this person, and he couldn't help but be stunned. If you take a closer look, it is more than a dozen clan disciples who are thinking that they are ghosts and have slipped down unconsciously, and Li Jing is also among them.

As if he had noticed his gaze, Li Jing walked quickly to his side and said in a low voice, "Cousin Hui, go down and join in the fun?" In previous years, I could only stand on the castle tower and watch, and every year like this, I was tired of it. Look at the people below singing and dancing, so cheerful, don't you want to listen carefully to what they are singing? ”

"......" Li Hui suddenly felt that he seemed to be a little moved.

"If you want to go, let's go." Li Jing saw his wavering look, and immediately pulled him down. When Li Xin saw it, he couldn't help but tell the two of them a few words, and let them come back early after seeing the freshness. Li Jing promised very happily, but said in private: "If you can't have fun, won't this opportunity be in vain?" ”

"It's just a matter of seeing it, it's just a lively scene after all." Li Hui smiled slightly.

"Cousin Hui, you really don't look like you're the same age as me." When Li Jing heard this, he couldn't help but complain, "Look at yourself, you only care about accompanying your grandfather or uncle all day long, just like those elders. I never go to play with us, and I don't see you when I play polo or hunt back. I used to think that they didn't send you a post, but then I asked carefully, even from the point of view of etiquette, it is impossible to miss the Pu Wangfu. So, every time you see this kind of post, do you politely decline? ”

"I'm not familiar with them except for you." Li Hui replied, "It's just to have fun together, and we feel uncomfortable with each other, so why waste time in vain?" If we were the only brothers to play alone, I would have had fun together without saying a word. Moreover, in fact, it is also very interesting to accompany my grandfather and grandfather, and it is not as 'twilight' as you say. You might as well spend more time in the palace to visit your grandfather, and he will be very happy. ”

Li Jing shook his head busily: "Forget it, my aunt urges me to accompany my grandfather more like you all day long, but I really can't bear it." Isn't it enough to have you do your filial piety for us? By the way, you feel uncomfortable when you say you're not familiar with it. Ke Yichuan has only been in Chang'an for a short time, and he is very good with those county lords, and often hunts and plays polo with us. She seems to be very comfortable with her, and she seems to be familiar with everyone she talks to......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly reacted, showing a look of chagrin. Li Hui had already glanced at him with a smile: "You know that I am incompatible with Li Qianniang, but you still dare to praise her in front of me?" ”

"I'm sorry, cousin Hui." Li Jing immediately apologized, "I didn't mean to, and I didn't mean to mention her, I just thought of it suddenly." Cousin, believe me, I've always been for you, and I won't pay attention to her even if we meet on weekdays. However, when it comes to making friends with people in the clan, I admire her a little. Cousin, you should give it a try, too. ”

Li Hui thought for a moment, and said, "You have a point. We are all brothers and sisters of the same race, and we can't be too rusty. When the weather warms up, let's go spring hunting together, what do you think? "If you can make friends with these clan disciples, in case there is a chance in the future, there will be no one to speak for their Puwang family. The royal family is also a very important force in the court, it is not possible to be too close, it is not possible to be too estranged, and it is necessary to grasp the balance.

"Good!" Li Jing happily agreed, "When the time comes, let's compete to see who shoots more prey!" ”

At this time, they had already come to the city gate, and all the children of the clan gathered together with a low smile, either openly or secretly. Li Huizheng wondered why they didn't continue walking, and saw a few little ladies wearing curtains in the west. The heavy veil that covered their bodies obscured their faces and figures, and it was impossible to identify them in the darkness of the night. However, judging from the so-called "sisters" of the children of the clan, they should all be clan girls.

"Now that you're here, let's go." Because of the high rank of King Jing's youngest son, Li Ge, and was recently named the king of Jibei County, this group of clan disciples all looked to him as the head of the horse. After listening to his words, everyone gathered around the little ladies and walked forward, talking and laughing with each other, extremely comfortable. Li Hui silently fell behind, and gradually became a little excited. If his best friend, the Prince, was here, he wouldn't feel so out of place, would he?

Suddenly, his gaze fell on one of the little ladies - he was so sensitive to the malice of others that it was impossible to mistake the gaze that had just passed by. If it is said that in Chang'an City, there are certainly no people who hate him for no reason. However, there is only one person who can hate him for no reason to the point that his eyes seem to be full of malice. Sure enough, as Li Jing said, although Li Qianniang is married, she has a close relationship with this group of unmarried clan children and clan girls. If she lets it go, I don't know what kind of storm she can set off, so she has to be careful.

Li Qianniang seemed to just glance at him, and then spoke affectionately to the clan girls next to her. Li Ge was also very close to them, and from time to time he lowered his head and smiled, as if he was extremely happy.

When everyone came to Changle Gate, they saw several teams singing and dancing in front of them. The congratulatory words are vaguely to ward off evil spirits and wish a good harvest in the coming year, and the tones have their own characteristics, sometimes like a country tune, sometimes high-pitched. And the people in the team wearing the mask of the boy pretended to chase the evil spirit, chasing the person wearing the mask of the demon and the monster, jumping up and down, you come and go, enough to make people laugh.

Li Hui was dragged by Li Jing, and involuntarily entered a team of exorcists, and suddenly there was a group of demons dancing around. He stopped walking, and soon separated from Li Jing, and couldn't find anyone, so he had to go back helplessly. Inadvertently, he found Li Ge and a little lady in the corner of the crowd. Just as he was about to look away, he saw that the little uncle suddenly picked up the heavy veil on the curtain fence and hooked the corners of his lips at the little lady.

His heart moved, feeling a little strange, but he didn't think about it, and returned to the Changle Gate Tower alone.

Until midnight, the saint could no longer hide his tiredness, and His Royal Highness the Prince, King Yue and others helped him up the chariot and personally sent him back to the Manna Hall to rest. The ministers also returned home one after another, and the clan either stayed to continue the feast or returned to their homes. They can hardly rest tonight, because tomorrow morning is the Yuan Ri Grand Meeting, and the courtiers and the internal and external edicts must wear the most solemn dresses to enter the palace to worship.

The crown princess Du arranged several palace rooms for the clan to rest. Li Tai and the Yan family simply did not return to the Pu Palace, so they rested in the palace for a while. Li Xin and Li Hui continued to stay in the banquet hall to keep the New Year. Unexpectedly, Li Hui found Li Ge talking and laughing with Li Jing in the crowd, and the scene of Fang Cai involuntarily floated in his mind again.

At this time, when I think about it, I feel that something is wrong. If it is a brother and sister, how can they provoke a heavy yarn so frivolously? At that time, his expression seemed to be a little ambiguous...... Could it be that in addition to the daughter of the clan, there are other high-ranking officials and women among them? No, by no means. The non-clan women who can enter the palace to participate in the banquet are all foreign women, and the little ladies have no fate, how can they enter the palace? Moreover, the appearance of the group of people who are familiar with each other cannot be faked.

Could it be—

Is there another scandal between the clans? King Jing is Zong Zhengqing, why doesn't Li Ge think about his father at all? If this matter is leaked out, how will King Jing deal with himself?

Wait, whose clan will that woman be? Previously, Li Ge seemed to be quite sympathetic to Li Qianniang, and he was getting closer and closer to her. Moreover, he deliberately came to Li Qianniang's side just now, and the way he talked to her was inevitably too gentle...... Could it be......

At this moment, the thunderclouds rolled in King Xin'anjun's heart, and he felt as if he had discovered a great event.