Yan Xun returned to the capital, just after the Dragon Boat Festival.

The Marquis of Zhongwu triumphed, and in just two years, he arrested the habitual bandits in southern Xinjiang and removed a major trouble for the imperial court.

Universal celebration.

The expressions of the courtiers were complicated.

I want to be happy, but I also have hidden worries.

The Marquis of Zhongwu is highly meritorious!

Whether it is in the hearts of the people, or in the hearts of the soldiers in the northwest and southern Xinjiang, the prestige of the loyal and martial marquis has long overshadowed the young monarch.

"Teacher, this great victory in southern Xinjiang, I am very relieved, I respect the teacher for a cup!" The emperor himself held a family banquet.

The little emperor is seventeen years old, and he is no longer the child who looked at him with a pair of immature eyes nine years ago, he has grown up.

The emperor grew up, long and tall, but thin and weak, and his eyes contained the wisdom of a literati.

At the family banquet, the emperor repeatedly stated that he had no grudge against his teacher Yan Xun, and that the master and apprentice were far better than father and son, and he hoped that Yan Xun could always assist him.

These words, once or twice, may be touching; After listening to it for a long time, I became numb.

There were no concubines at the family banquet, only a few princes.

A slender housekeeper aunt who leads the palace maid to serve.

Yan Xun glanced at the aunt who was in charge, he knew her.

Her name is Lu Fu, she is Lu Luo's cousin, she has been in the palace for eight years, and she will be twenty-five years old next year.

When the palace people reach the age of twenty-five, they will be released.

Many people should want Lu Fu to leave the palace as soon as possible.

Yan Xun is not in Beijing, and he has also heard that the emperor rests in his bedroom all the year round, served by Aunt Lu, and does not set foot in the harem.

Therefore, the emperor still has no heirs.

The emperor has not yet been elected.

The emperor is good at checks and balances, and always gives hope to the two or three clans, so that they can fight each other and lose both.

The reason for this is not understood by outsiders, but Yan Xun is clear.

His gaze fell on the emperor's face again.

The emperor crossed the crowd, and there was a gentle afterglow, chasing the slender shadow.

"The emperor is also infatuated." Yan Xun glanced at the dignified and calm Lu Fu, thinking about something in his heart.

The family banquet in the palace ended, and Yan Xun returned to the Zhongwu Marquis Mansion.

It's business as usual.

There was no hostess in the house, and his sister Yan Yun was standing at the door, wearing a pink dress, pretty and chaste, waiting for him to return.

Yun Yun is twenty years old this year, and he was forced to withdraw from his relatives by Yan Xun, but now he has not yet landed.

The people from the Marquis of Yongxi's Mansion wanted to give her a kiss, but they were rejected by Yan Xun.

"Third brother!" The smile is bright, the girl's heart has not changed, she is pretty, and she is still a little girl who does not know the world.

"Waited a long time?" Yan Xun smiled softly and took the lead to walk inside.

Yun Yu hurriedly followed: "No, I know that the third brother is going to a banquet in the palace, and he only came out to wait when the time comes." ”

She waited until now in the morning, and her feet were sore, and she was embarrassed to say.

Yan Xun bowed slightly.

Yun Yun was sensitive, noticed his alienation, and his heart was slightly tight, not knowing if he had done something wrong.

Four years ago, her brother went south to collect grain, and had an accident, he was stabbed by the lord of Chunning, and he was delayed for a whole year before returning to Beijing.

On the day he returned, his face was full of thick hair, and his eyes were gloomy, like a ghost returning from hell, and he was terrified.

Since then, she has felt like her brother has changed.

Yan Xun is the most painful, but now, there is always a layer of separation between their brothers and sisters.

She felt that her brother was very cold to her, to the point of insignificance.

This kind of coldness is not a reproach, but never cared about

"Third brother, the house has been cleaned up, the bedding has been replaced, and it is clean; Your study, I'll clean it up too; I also asked the kitchen to make your favorite pastries and braised lamb bones; In addition, "Yun Yun followed behind him, chattering.

"Alright, let's go back and rest!" Yan Xun's voice was light, and he strode into the study.

He stood outside the door, stunned and did not move.

After waiting all day, he didn't come back to look at her carefully, and before she could finish speaking, he was about to send her away.

Impatience is beyond words.

Tears welled up.

She bit her lip and turned back to the house, a little angry.

The nurse and the maids comforted her: "Master Hou has been marching for two years, he is too tired, the girl should be considerate of him, he loves the girl the most." ”

Yun Yun can only comfort himself like this.

The next day, my uncle came to see Yan Xun, and by the way, my grandmother missed him very much.

"Every time you go back to Beijing, you have to go to see her old man when you step into the capital, and I waited for you all night yesterday." Fang Shangshu said, "Nothing happened, right?" ”

Yan Xun's brows frowned slightly.

He pressed his eyebrows and said, "Yesterday there was a banquet in the palace, Your Majesty."

He deliberately distorted it to make Fang Shangshu think seriously, but in fact, the emperor didn't say anything.

"I had a little headache, so I drank a few more glasses, and I was afraid that my grandmother would worry, so I didn't go." Yan Xun said.

Fang Shangshu is an important minister, so he naturally understands that officialdom is powerful, so he was silent and understood Yan Xun very well.

Yan Xun followed his uncle and prepared to go to Fang's house.

Yun Yun immediately followed: "I'm going too." ”

When she arrived at Fang's house, Yan Xun was more than polite, but her intimacy was insufficient, and Mrs. Fang was also surprised, the grandson she raised seemed to be a little different.

No matter how Yan Xun disguised herself, the old lady could see that she was a little worried about him.

"San Lang, isn't the trip to Southern Xinjiang going well?" His grandmother asked him quietly.

Yan Xun said: "It's going well, grandmother." ”

Be polite, a board and a glance.

The old lady froze.

After lunch at Fang's house, back to the Zhongwu Marquis Mansion, Yan Xun originally walked back to the study quickly, ignoring the Yun Yun behind him.

Suddenly remembering something, he paused slightly, stopped and waited for his sister: "Let's have dinner together in the evening, the third brother has something to say to you." ”

I was overjoyed, almost crying with joy.

It is rare for the third brother to take the initiative to express his intimacy.

"Yes!" Yun Yun smiled, "If the third brother has any dishes you want to eat, I will ask the kitchen to do it." ”

"There's nothing you want to eat." Yan Xun said.

Yun Yi immediately opened up Luo, made a table for a feast, and the brother and sister sat opposite the table.

The candle flame was faint, and she looked at her brother's face carefully, but saw that her brother's face was expressionless, and his eyes were not warm.

Yun Yun's palms were sweating.

Her third brother loves her and flatters her everywhere, but now he wants her to please her with all his heart, and he doesn't give face.

It's very uncomfortable.

Yan Xun rarely moves chopsticks, just keeps drinking. He drank very well and was not drunk.

"You're twenty years old." Yan Xun raised his eyes for a long time, and the dishes on the table were cold.

Yun Yun snorted, so aggrieved that he didn't want to talk to him.

"It's time to get married." Yan Xun continued.

Yun Yun was startled, and the sinking wooden chopsticks in his hand fell on the table with a clang.

She looked at Yan Xun in amazement.

Yan Xun said in the past that if you want to be happy, you must carefully select your sister-in-law, how can you just throw it out like dealing with old goods?

Yun Yun clenched his hand nervously, almost breaking his nails.

"Jingyao's eight-year Tanhualang, it should be good to be my sister-in-law." Yan Xun said softly.

I was stunned.

Then, her face turned red.

Jingyao's eight-year exploration of flowers is Lu Mao.

Lu Mao Jingyao was in the middle of Tanhua for eight years, and he was appointed as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy.

Yan Xun is not at home, Lu Mao and Yun Xun often have contacts, and they have already made a private relationship, but Yun Xun is not allowed to say it, for fear that Yan Xun will be displeased, and wants to find a suitable time to tell Yan Xun again.

Yan Xun once quit his marriage with Lu Wuniang, and Yun Yun thought that he couldn't accept the people of the Lu family, but he didn't think he agreed.

I was overjoyed, and for a while my face was red and dripping blood.

Yan Xun saw it in his eyes, and some thoughts floated in his heart, and his eyes were full of evil, like a hunter who had been carefully arranged.

He knew what he wanted.

In order to fulfill his heart's wish, he pushed him out, but he felt no guilt.

No matter how hard he tries, he is no longer Yan Xun. In the more than 30 years that Yan Xun has been as him, he has almost faded in his heart, and his family, his friends, and even his most beloved sister have no trace in his heart.

He looked at Yun Yun's surprised and embarrassed look, and still remembered in his heart that this was his favorite sister, but his feelings were gone, and only an empty shell remained.

He took a soft sip of wine, and his thoughts drifted far away—

*——*——(To be continued.) )