When the father and son of the Yan family returned home, it was already evening, and when they entered the house, Mrs. Lu said to Yan Jinxuan: "Scholar Liu sent someone to send you a letter. ”

"Oh?" The father and son of the Yan family looked at each other for a moment, a little curious.

Didn't they meet Liu Qingchi in the court during the day? Why did you suddenly call someone to deliver a letter?

Yan Jinxuan picked up the letter and opened it to read.

But see that it reads: "Lord Yan, can you come to the cold house tomorrow afternoon for a drink and chat?" I have something I want to ask you about. ”

Yan Jinxuan put the letter in his pocket.

"What is Lord Liu looking for you?" Yan Yunpei asked.

"He invited me to come to the house tomorrow afternoon." Yan Jinxuan replied calmly.

"It's rare." Yan Yunpei said.

Yan Jinxuan smiled silently.

After the meal, the father and son of the Yan family went to Hemingxuan to talk.

"Daddy, you are fifty-one, and you have been in the court for nearly thirty years, so you can consider retiring." Yan Jinxuan said to Yan Yunpei with concern.

Since he heard Su Shanyun tell him that the Yan family would be full of slaughter within five years, he paid special attention to the personal safety of the Yan family. The eldest brother Yan Jinhao is a quiet person, and he is not too worried about him. However, his father, like himself, is a person who likes to stand up in a pinch, so it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no trouble in the next few years.

Yan Yunpei said unconvinced: "Most of the officials of the Great Ming Kingdom only resigned at the age of sixty, and I have at least nine years to be an official, why go home so early to sit down?" ”

"Yes, I see that my father is not inferior to a young man physically and mentally, is it too early to consider resigning?" Yan Jinhao also agreed.

"I know that you will definitely not accept it now, but you can think about this problem, now the Yan Party has accounted for half of the court officials, and we are all thorns in his side, one of them may be calculated by him if they are not careful, so we have to be cautious." Yan Jinxuan said.

Yan Yunpei and Yan Jinhao couldn't help but look a little heavy after hearing this.

"However, it wasn't my intention to retire at this age, I just tried to be as careful as possible." Not much. Yan Yunpei said.

He couldn't stand the thought of the kind of leisure after his resignation, and he was not mentally prepared for this kind of life.

"However, judging from the current development trend of the Yan Party, the DPRK and China will definitely not be very peaceful in the next few years, and it will be a good thing if you can take advantage of the situation and retreat." Yan Jinxuan said seriously.

Yan Yunpei stared at Yan Jinxuan and asked, "Did you hear any rumors?" But I'm not one to give up. You know that. ”

"I don't want you to do things against your will, I just hope you make more preparations, as the saying goes, 'old courtiers who pretend to be stupid can live a long life', and you should try to care less about those things involving powerful relationships in the DPRK and China in the future." Yan Jinxuan said.

Yan Yunpei was a little puzzled, but he also knew that this was his son's concern for him. He nodded almost invisibly.

………………

In the afternoon of the next day, Yan Jinxuan went to the home of Liu Qingchi, a cabinet scholar, as promised.

Liu Qingchi is about forty-four or five years old, with a good appearance, a clear skeleton, a modest attitude, and a kind language, so it feels quite easy-going.

"Speaking of which, Lord Yan shouldn't have been to the Humble House for more than ten years, right?" Liu Qingchi said while beckoning him to sit down.

"I'm afraid it's been nearly 20 years, and I remember that I came to Daddy once when I was six or seven years old." Yan Jinxuan replied politely.

"Now that you are a powerful person, time flies so fast!"

Yan Jinxuan smiled, his expression was modest and indifferent - he came prepared.

Although he didn't fully understand the purpose of Liu Qingchi's invitation, he also guessed one or two possibilities.

"I have taken the liberty of inviting you here, hoping it does not upset you." Liu Qingchi then said again.

"Nope. No, it's an honor under that. Yan Jinxuan hurriedly said.

"Go and call Madame." Liu Qingchi said softly to his subordinates.

The man immediately went out.

As expected, Yan Jinxuan said in his heart.

Liu Qingchi's wife, Jin, soon walked in, accompanied by two maids.

Seeing Yan Jinxuan's face, Jin immediately stepped forward to greet him with a smile, and looked at his appearance intentionally or unintentionally.

The old man really knows how to look at people, this Yan Gongzi is not only dignified and elegant, but also very decent, if he stands with his daughter, it is really an enviable couple.

The smile on her face grew brighter as she thought about it.

"Forgive me for taking the liberty of not knowing how expensive Lord Yan is this year?" Jin Shi got Liu Qingchi's eyes, and after sitting down, he asked politely.

Yan Jinxuan replied with a smile: "Twenty-seven." ”

"Ouch. This is the best years for men, I heard that you have recently dissolved your marriage contract with the county lord, I don't know if there is a ......" Jin wanted to say and stopped. However, she knew that the clever Yan Jinxuan would definitely understand the meaning of her words.

Yan Jinxuan raised her eyebrows.

At present, people in the whole capital are talking about his family affairs, and any answer he gives at this time will quickly become someone else's talking point. So he had to be careful to reply.

If you tell them that you already have a crush, then they will think that this is why he is willing to break off the previous marriage, so he cannot answer that; If they don't have a crush on someone yet, they will immediately and enthusiastically recommend their daughters to him, so it's another bothersome thing.

So how do you answer that? He was pondering.

In fact, he had already thought of several answers last night, but now when he really wanted to use them, he found that they were not satisfactory.

Just as he was pondering, Jin said, "Since Lord Yan has a problem, you don't have to answer me all at once. Early summer is the season when the flowers bloom, and we have planted a lot of flowers in the back garden. ”

It was a good way to divert the conversation, though he knew that something else might happen next, but he nodded.

Jin and Liu Qingchi exchanged glances again.

The interaction between them had already been seen by Yan Jinxuan, but he pretended not to know.

Naturally, he will not be led by the nose so easily, and he is careful to be on guard.

"Then please come with me." Kim smiled and got up.

Yan Jinxuan followed her to the back garden.

Walk through a winding gravel path and a short distance to the back garden.

"Now magnolia, jasmine, crape myrtle, hibiscus, canna and half-branch lotus are all blooming, and they look so beautiful!" Jin pointed to the purple and red of that piece and said to Yan Jinxuan.

"Indeed, I have never seen anyone with such a beautiful garden." Yan Jinxuan said sincerely.

"Then Lord Yan should come often, and there are many flowers blooming here in autumn."

"Okay."

Before they knew it, they were in the middle of the garden.

Yan Jinxuan found that there was a small pavilion built in the center of the garden, and the top of the pavilion was covered with green vines. The pavilion is furnished with round wooden tables and carved round stools. There is a swing on one side, and a woman sits on it. Since she had her back to them, Yan Jinxuan could only see her curly back and dignified bun. (To be continued.) )

PS: Dear friends, the first update is here. The second watch is around 7 p.m. When I got up today, I suddenly found that I had the light of the gods.,I suddenly realized that I had written 500 VIP chapters.,It's been a whole year since I wrote the article in August last year.,Time flies so fast.,The author will continue to work hard.。