Hearing the high singing of the arrival of the royal car, all kinds of people waiting in the outer room of the Lizheng Hall stood up and saluted. Li Hui glanced over, and saw the room full of fragrant sideburns and blooming. Under the bright hairpin ring, the faces of the hibiscus were sad and worried, and they were advancing or retreating, and for a while, they couldn't tell what their identities were.

Seeing this handsome young man's innocent and ignorant face, everyone couldn't help laughing. Li Xin took him to salute the concubines, the three princesses, the crown princess, the princess and other elders. Before he had time to say a few words of greeting, he recognized these elders clearly, and heard a faint cough coming from inside: "San Lang and Ah Hui are here?" ”

His Royal Highness King Pu, who seemed to be weak, immediately stood up heroically again, waved away Li Xin, who was about to support him, and rushed inside, seeing that everyone was stunned. Li Hui, who was also named, followed in, and saw an old woman lying on a box-shaped bed with intricate carvings and simple decorations. Her face was sickly and thin, but her eyes were gentle and clear, and when she looked at her from afar, she couldn't help but feel a little softer in her heart.

Li Tai threw himself on the edge of the bed, wailing and crying, muttering unfilial piety and the like. Empress Qin sighed lightly, looked at him a few times, and said with a wry smile: "After more than ten years, you really haven't grown at all, and you have grown so old in vain." ”

His Royal Highness King Pu stiffened, wiped his tears and said: "A-Niang has taught you a lesson, son...... My son has really been obsessed for so many years......" As he spoke, he cried again: "My son has always been angry, and I disappointed my mother!" The son knows that he is wrong! Don't dare anymore! From now on, let my son serve by A-Niang's side! ”

He cried very sincerely, Empress Qin's eyes moved slightly, but she didn't pay attention to him, but looked at Li Hui: "This is Ah Hui?" Come here, and let Grandmother take a closer look at you. ”

is also crying bitterly, the reaction of grandmother and grandfather is really different, could it be a loving father and strict mother? Perhaps, only a grandmother can control Grandpa? Li Hui thought secretly in his heart, knelt down on the edge of the bed, and said loudly while making a big salute: "My grandson has seen my grandmother." ”

"Good boy, fortunately, your two brothers don't have the temperament of Grandpa, very good." Empress Qin rubbed his head.

"......" His Royal Highness King Pu suddenly choked, and his cry soon turned into a choked sob.

"......" The saint standing next to him coughed and didn't say anything to turn around. As for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he just smiled very appropriately and didn't say half a word. The rest of the people didn't dare to say much, just pretended that they hadn't heard anything, and took care of themselves to talk about their parting feelings with Princess Pu Yan.

Only the young daughter Princess Qinghe, who was very loved by the emperor and the queen, said with a smile: "A-Niang always treats the third brother so harshly. What about the third brother? What if it's not like the third brother? Both are good boys. Ah Xin has grown up now, and she is not as interesting and cute as before. It's Ah Hui, just looking at it makes people feel distressed. ”

"This child did give birth to a good look, and his temperament looked gentle." Empress Qin bowed slightly, and said to Li Tai, "San Lang, I have received your filial piety." If you are allowed to stay in the palace to serve the sick, it will not be appropriate, and I don't know who will take care of whom at that time. It is better to let Ah Yan bring Ah Hui to visit me from time to time, and I feel very happy when I look at them. ”

Li Tai was a little disappointed, and insisted with a sob: "My son will definitely enter the palace every day to see A-Niang." ”

"Okay, don't cry anymore." Empress Qin was very helpless, "You're all old, what do you look like?" Hurry up and get dressed and wash your face......"

Princess Qinghe made a look, and a palace maid brought His Royal Highness King Pu, who was crying so much that he had no image at all. The crown prince Li Kun and the king of Yue, Li Heng, also smiled and saluted, and retreated. The saint coughed again: "What are you doing here?" Don't disturb Zitong's recuperation. Didn't the crown princess prepare a banquet? Let's take Princess Pu out and give their family a clean wash. ”

Everyone slowly dispersed, and Empress Qin glanced at the saint with a smile and sighed.

Li Huiyin walked slower and fell last, so he listened to Empress Qin's leisurely words: "The concubine didn't know about San Lang's return to Beijing in advance. What else is the saint hiding? Just say it together, lest the surprise become a fright. ”

The saint whispered: "I haven't seen you for more than ten years, don't you really feel happy?" After all these years, whether San Lang or Da Lang has made any mistakes, let them go for the time being. Let them go back to Beijing to live for a few days, and as soon as they meet, they will be considered to have the fate of father and son. We're getting older, and we probably won't see them anymore......"

The next words are gradually becoming inaudible. Li Hui's heart suddenly moved, and he was extremely surprised: It turned out that not only Grandpa was recalled to Beijing, but even the exiled Great Father Li Song was also returning to Beijing?! He could almost imagine how ugly Grandpa's expression must have been after hearing the news! The two who failed to win the heir returned to Chang'an, and they were like life and death enemies with each other, and they had to pretend to be brothers and grandmothers in front of their grandfathers and grandmothers, how lively should the days to come? !

Because he was shocked by this news, at the banquet, Li Hui was a little unate. He didn't have a chance to talk to Yan and Li Xin, so he had to suppress the worries in his heart and use some food indiscriminately. Yan was busy socializing with his sister-in-law, and Li Xin was busy taking care of Li Tai, so he couldn't take care of him. Li Tai's interest was really good, he ate meat and drank wine, and was half drunk, and then he fell asleep on the table.

It was not until midnight that the feast ended. King Pu's family drove back to the palace in Yankangfang. Because Li Tai, who was not worried about getting drunk, and worried that he would say something that he shouldn't say, Li Xin and Li Hui waved off their servants and boarded into his car to take care of him.

His Royal Highness King Pu was lying in the car, like a small mountain, squeezing his two sons in the corner, almost unable to move. Li Hui moved a few steps with difficulty, wanting to tell his brother what he had just heard, but unexpectedly, Li Tai suddenly turned over, struggled to sit up, and the flesh on his body was surging like waves.

He looked at his two sons drunken and hazy, stared at each other for a long time, and suddenly said, "You guys...... You two really don't know how to please your elders, you know the rules and regulations all day long, and it's very boring! …… What grandmother in the world doesn't want to be close to her own children? But every time you say hello, you only know that you sit on the sidelines, and you are eight feet away......"

As he spoke, His Royal Highness King Pu suddenly opened his arms and said boldly: "Come!" Come here! ”

"......" Li Xin and Li Hui looked at each other, and froze a little for a while, completely unsure of how to react.

Seeing this, His Royal Highness King Pu sighed in disappointment and patted his thick chest: "Two eyeless bastards!" Don't hurry up yet! ”

"......" So, King Sipu, who was already in his twenties, and King Xin'an, who had reached the age of thirteen, all leaned over expressionlessly and pounced on his fleshy body.

The father and son hugged each other, and His Royal Highness King Pu patted their backs with his fat big palms with great satisfaction, and then snorted and fell asleep again. Li Xin and Li Hui pillowed on their grandfather's body and looked at each other wordlessly: Is it possible, this is the recent experience of grandpa and grandfather? is also the secret of why grandpa is most favored by his grandfather? But this kind of "experience" and "secret" should only be suitable for children under the age of ten? is such a big person, and he is still in Grandpa's arms, don't you feel a little ashamed?

Although they are not used to it, the two brothers leaned on Grandpa's soft and warm arms, and they also felt a lot in their hearts. Although they knew very well what troubles their grandfather would bring to their future lives, they accepted this fate calmly. There is no resentment, no impatience, no fear, only a touch of helplessness and warmth, lingering between them.

No matter how unreliable Grandpa is, a hug at this moment, just such a clumsy and intimate action, may be enough to satisfy them.

When the driver finally returned to King Pu's mansion, the servants and maids whispered outside the car for a long time, but they never heard any response. Yan took his eldest daughter-in-law Zhou to lift the curtain and take a look, and saw the father and son lying together, all asleep. She looked at Li Xin and Li Hui who were pillowed on Li Tai's body, and shook her head with a smile: "It's rare to see their father and son so affectionate, so I carried them all to Ah Lang's bedroom." ”

His Royal Highness King Pu's bed is extremely large, and it is still more than enough for the three fathers and sons to lie down. In the early morning of the next day, after Li Xin and Li Hui woke up, they looked at each other and were speechless for a while. Li Hui didn't know what his brother thought, but he felt a fever on his face - his actual age was already in his twenties, and this was the first time that a father and son had slept on their feet, and he always felt that something was not right.

So, while their grandfather was sleeping soundly, the brothers hurriedly finished washing up and quietly came to the study in the outer courtyard. Soon, the matter reached the ears of Yan and Zhou, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law laughed happily for a long time. But Li Tai still slept darkly, and didn't wake up in a daze until nearly noon.

At this time, Li Xin and Li Hui in the study had already discussed the return of Li Song's family to Beijing.

"Qianzhou is a long way away, and the traffic is inconvenient, even if you return to Beijing day and night, it will take at least half a month." Li Hui said, "Do we need to inform Grandpa earlier?" Get him ready? lest he suddenly hear the news, and he can't react for a while, revealing resentment, which will displease his grandfather. ”

"You have a point. However, it is not advisable to tell him too early, just a few days in advance. It's rare that he is so happy now, so that he can live happily for a while. Li Xin said, "When I heard the news of the Great Father, he couldn't live anymore." "The two brothers, who are close to each other, have changed from competing for favor to seizing the heir, and from being a brother to being your mortal enemy, they will never return to a time when nothing has ever happened.

"......When we meet in the future," Li Hui worried, "Sometimes I think that Grandpa seems to be 'wise and foolish' - but more often I feel that he is 'wise and wise'." ”

"......" Li Xin knocked on his forehead, warning him not to talk about the elders, and then said, "We don't have to worry too much, after all, Grandpa defeated the great father back then, even if we meet again, we may not be able to lose the wind." Although, when I think about it now, I often wonder that the Great Father was not defeated by him, but that he was too composed......"

This kind of talk can be regarded as trespassing, so the two brothers only looked at each other, understood in their hearts, and said no more.