Chapter 231: The Covenant of the White Goose (I)
In the palace of the New Year's Palace, the prince Li Hong, who was dressed in a pale yellow robe, walked around the empty room anxiously, even though the night was quite deep, but there was still no trace of sleepiness, and a pair of eyes glanced at the screen at the door of the room from time to time, as if there was something equal.
"Your Highness."
Just when Li Hong was waiting anxiously, a sound of soft footsteps suddenly sounded in the quiet night, and then he saw a burly young man turn out of the screen, and walked in front of Li Hong in a few steps, bowed down, and called softly.
"Why did you come, I've been waiting for a long time."
As soon as he saw the visitor, Li Hong's face immediately showed a strange flush, and he complained in disgust, as if he was coquettish with the visitor.
"Your Highness blames Lin Yi for being wrong, it's not that you don't want to come earlier, it's really that a few friends in the team are too interested, and you really can't get out, so let Your Highness wait for a long time, it's not so."
The surname of the person who came, a single word Yi, is the top player in the East Palace Opera Troupe, and also the most favored person by Li Hong in the East Palace, and its "friendship" is that Wang Dequan, who grew up with Li Hong, is slightly inferior, at this time, seeing Li Hong blame, Lin Yi did not have the slightest nervousness and cowering, but explained it gently, and the posture was like a group of adults coaxing children.
"Those people are really damned, they are so crazy that they can't be spared when they turn around!"
Li Hong stomped his feet, and buried a sentence in annoyance, with a great posture of carrying out the coquettish to the end.
"Your Highness doesn't care about villains, isn't so-and-so here?"
Lin Yi obviously didn't care about Li Hong's threatening words, just shook his head with a smile, looked at Li Hong with "love", and comforted him kindly.
"Forget it, Lone is too lazy to bother with them, alas, I will be in Luoyang in two days, Lone is very annoyed, Yijun hurriedly helped Lone get an idea, and finally had to push the marriage." Li Hong naturally wouldn't really get along with a group of low-status elites, but he just talked casually, and as soon as the conversation changed, he had already got down to business.
"Your Highness, aren't you embarrassed, let Yan Xiang, Hao Xiang and other virtuous adults not ask, how dare you ask such a big thing?" As soon as he heard Li Hong say this, a wry smile immediately appeared on Lin Yi's face, shrugged his shoulders, and replied helplessly.
"They, hmph, they will only persuade Lone to do this family business, and talk to Lone every day about the Humane Road, hmph, Lone is not a child, why do they need to preach, Lonely, Yijun will definitely give Lone a good idea!" As soon as Lin Yi's words fell, Li Hong jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and complained angrily, with the arrogance and unreasonableness of a child, how could he still have the calm and elegant princely demeanor of someone before.
"Your Highness, you are a strong man, a certain ......"
Lin Yi had a rough face, but at this time, he was so bitter that he wrinkled into a ball, and shook his head helplessly.
"No matter, no matter, if Yijun doesn't come up with a proposition, he won't give up!"
The prince stomped his feet, looking like a fool, and interrupted Lin Yi's words with shouting.
"Well, that's it, think about it." Lin Yi obviously couldn't do anything about Li Hong, sighed, lowered his head and thought for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a smile: "Has Your Highness ever heard the allusion of Su Wu's sheep shepherd?" ”
"Huh? Su Wu shepherd? Why did Yijun say this? Li Hong was as smart as he could, but he couldn't figure out what his marriage had to do with Su Wu's shepherd, his eyes narrowed, and he asked suspiciously.
"Your Royal Highness is not in a hurry, and listen to a certain detail, according to legend, Su Wu can return to the country, all thanks to the white goose to pass the book, this white goose, auspicious omen, is not ordinary, if His Royal Highness makes people say that the wedding must be congratulated by the white goose, this matter is not difficult to delay, over time, you can be relieved calmly, why worry about not solving?" Lin Yi shook his big sleeves with a smile, and unhurriedly said what he was thinking.
"White geese? Okay, it's decided, Yijun is really wise, Lone didn't misread you, okay, great, Lone will let the people of the Ministry of Rites go tomorrow! As soon as he heard Lin Yi say this, Li Hong immediately became excited, clapped his hands, laughed happily, and fell towards Lin Yi while laughing.
"Your Highness......"
Facing Li Hong's embrace, Lin Yi didn't have the slightest intention of dodging, he called out lovingly, stretched out his hand, and hugged Li Hong tightly in his arms......
On the first day of the fifth month of the second year of Xianheng, it was sunny, noon was approaching, the sky was cloudless, the hot sun was baking the earth, the heat wave was extremely pressing, and there were even layers of water-like ripples in the air, even if there was a canopy to cover it, but this heat was still extremely difficult, not to mention a group of old and frail ministers, even Li Xian was also sweating profusely from the heat, and the white silk used for wiping was already wet. At least before the arrival of the crown prince, whether it was Li Xian or the courtiers who came to the suburbs to greet him, they could only stand honestly under the scorching sun, and let the heat wave turn themselves into people made of water.
"Da Da ......"
Just when everyone was waiting a little impatiently, a dull sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded faintly, and then a group of golden-armored cavalry holding various colored flags turned out of the mountain road in the distance, and the crowd waiting quietly instantly became commotion.
I'll it, this guy has finally arrived! Li Xian's eyes were very good, and at first glance, he saw clearly the emblem on the bright yellow banner at the beginning, and his heart couldn't help but be relieved, but his face was solemn, and he waved his hand and said, "Play music!" At this order, the drum music team that had been on call for a long time immediately played hard, and the drum music sounded into a loud and lively atmosphere.
"Brother Li Xian (Li Xulun) was ordered to lead the ministers to welcome the prince's brother!"
Surrounded by hundreds of cavalry, a golden chrome car slowly drove in front of the people in the suburbs, and before the car door opened, Li Xian and Li Xulun had already hurried up to meet them, and each bowed down to make a big salute, according to the regulations, and reported aloud.
"There are two virtuous brothers, so let's be even."
After a short silence in the carriage, a pale hand stretched out from the curtain, and after a slight gesture, he saw several little eunuchs waiting beside the car roll up the curtain, and the pale Li Hong poked his head out of the inside, supported the hands of the little eunuchs, got off the carriage, slowly walked to Li Xian and Li Xulun, smiled warmly, raised his hand, and commanded softly.
"Brother Xie Prince's brother Longen."
Li Xian and Li Xulun heard the prince's call, and they didn't dare to slack off, and after thanking each other, they stood up straight.
"It's a hot day, I'm afraid it's not good to wait for a long time, let the ministers disperse first, and then discuss it when there is something to do."
Li Hong looked around at the courtiers who bowed down to greet him, and made his will with compassion.
"Brother Prince, Wise!"
Li Hong wanted to sell well, Li Xianzi didn't want to be a villain, and after answering respectfully, he immediately walked in front of the courtiers and conveyed Li Hong's will in a loud voice.
"The younger brother has seen the sixth brother."
Li Xian sent all the ministers away, and then turned around, but saw Li Xian, who had a dark face, also stood behind Li Hong's side at some point, hurriedly walked a few steps, rushed forward, and greeted him.
"The seventh brother has worked hard."
Li Xian's complexion was not good, obviously he didn't have any desire to talk, he just nodded, replied simply, and then closed his mouth, listening indifferently to Li Hong and Li Xulun cordially chatting there.
"Brother Qiyu Prince, my father and mother are waiting in the palace, you see ......"
Seeing Li Hong hanging out with Li Xulun there, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little angry - the prince's itinerary itself can be adjusted, there is no need to arrive at the hottest time around noon, you can postpone the time to the evening when the sun is not so bright, so wanton, in addition to expressing dissatisfaction, there is no other intention, but it is clear that Li Xian can't talk to the prince about this matter, so he can only cough lightly, move out of Gaozong and Wuhou to press Li Hong.
"Well, the seventh brother reminded me that it was, but Lone was happy to see the little brother, but he forgot about the business, so let's go to the palace together, the eighth brother is here, and he will go in the same car with Lone."
was interrupted by Li Xian like this, Li Hongzi couldn't delay any longer, so he could only accept Li Xian's reminder with a smile, nodded, and ordered apologetically.
"Brother Prince, the younger brother doesn't dare, the younger brother ......"
Li Xulun has spent most of his time in Luoyang since he was sensible, and there is little intersection between him and Li Hong, who listened to the prince's proposal to share the car, and couldn't help but panic, saying that he didn't dare, but a pair of eyes unconsciously looked at Li Xian, who was smiling and silent, and his eyes were full of inquiry.
"Eighth brother doesn't need to be nervous, come, come with your brother."
As soon as he saw Li Xulun set his eyes on Li Xian, Li Hong's smiling face couldn't help but stiffen, but he didn't intend to stop there, waved his hand, and said with a smile.
"That's very good, the little brother will sit in a car with the sixth brother."
Li Xianzi knew what Li Hong's intentions were to win over Li Xulun in such a respectful manner, but he didn't bother to pay attention to it, let alone be stupid enough to expose it on the spot, so he smiled and put forward a suggestion.
"Then, the little brother will talk to the prince's brother."
The person Li Xulun admires the most is Li Xian, who heard Li Xian say this, he no longer hesitated, saluted respectfully, and then followed behind Li Hong and walked towards the golden chrome car parked aside.
After sending Li Hong into the carriage, Li Xian and his brothers exchanged glances quickly, without further delay, and walked side by side to the second carriage in the queue......