Chapter 260: The Vast Engagement Banquet (2 More Requests)
On the long night of Chinese New Year's Eve, almost all the people in Chang'an City stayed awake all night.
Every house burns "firecrackers" to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.
However, the entire Weiguo Mansion seemed to have been completely isolated from the outside world, and everyone in the mansion went to bed early to prepare for the engagement banquet on the second day.
Li Yi also slept very soundly.
As for what injustice will happen outside tonight, it has nothing to do with Li Yi.
Early the next morning, Zhenguan was the fifth year and the first day of the new year.
Outside, the sky has just dawned.
When Li Yi woke up from his deep sleep, almost habitually stretched out his hand, he found that there was a unique soft feeling on his back, which made Li Yi full of surprise.
"Is there something knocking on it?"
Muttering softly, Li Yi turned his head slightly, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a little girl, who was sleeping peacefully next to him at this time, gently sticking to Li Yi's back with her chest.
A pair of small white hands, also on his back, with a stable smile on his face, as if he was dreaming something particularly happy.
“…… Silly Yue'er. Li Yi sighed inwardly, and simply continued to lie down, so as not to wake up this stupid girl.
How could Li Yi not know what Yue'er's move meant?
There was a wound on his back, and if he turned around slightly in his sleep, his back would touch the bed, and he had always liked to sleep on hardwood, and there would definitely be slight pain and discomfort.
In doing this, Yue'er is using her body as a "soft backrest" for herself.
If it was this time in the past, Yue'er would have woken up a long time ago, presumably she waited for a long time last night, until she was completely asleep, and then climbed onto her bed.
Li Yi simply closed his eyes and thought about whether the eldest grandson Wuji had succeeded last night.
If you look at the power of the eldest grandson Wuji, it is not difficult for him to find a few people and secretly disappear Wang Yan, Zheng Mingshu and other officials of the big family out of thin air.
It's just that now, at the critical juncture of the confrontation between the "imperial power and the family", I'm afraid that the eldest grandson Wuji doesn't have the courage to do so.
If something happens to the officials of the big family, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of others, is it Li Shimin who is secretly making trouble?
"Thinking about it this way, last night's murder with a knife seems to be a little ill-conceived..."
"Whatever, what do you want to worry about? It's a great day to get engaged! Li Yi smiled angrily, feeling that he had become too worried recently.
Besides, if the eldest grandson Wuji fails to do it, he will send Yue'er or Lao Yang out casually, wouldn't it be easy to solve it?
Shaking his head, seeing that Yue'er hadn't woken up yet, Li Yi simply prepared to go back to sleep.
At this time, with the sound outside the door, it came out faintly, and Yue'er had woken up from her sleep.
"Ah, it's all bright outside!" Yue'er couldn't help but let out a soft startle.
Almost habitually, Yue'er's eyes quickly swept Li Yi, but seeing that Li Yi still showed no signs of waking up, but continued to sleep soundly, Yue'er breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
"Fortunately, Gongzi didn't wake up, otherwise, Yue'er would be too embarrassed..."Secretly glad, Yue'er hurriedly moved her hands away from Li Yi's back, leaned on Li Yi's back with a pillow, and then hurriedly washed away.
Then, she prepared things for Li Yi to wash.
Li Yi, who was originally planning to sleep for a while, listened to Yue'er's soft muttering, but when he heard that Yue'er had already gone out again, he slowly got up.
It's just that when Li Yi saw the pillow on the bed, he immediately smiled angrily and scolded softly: "Yue'er, this little fox." Then he took the pillow away.
At this time, Yue'er had already walked into the house from outside the door with hot water.
"Childe, are you awake?" Seeing Li Yi get up, Yue'er showed a sweet smile, took two small dimples, and quickly put down the basin while running up to support Li Yi and dress Li Yi at the same time.
"Yue'er, did you sleep well last night?" Li Yi opened his hand, let Yue'er pick it up, and asked casually.
"Childe, Yue'er slept well last night and had a good dream." Yue'er replied with a smile.
"What good dreams?" Li Yi said.
While putting on Li Yi's shoes, Yue'er said happily: "Yue'er dreamed that her son was marrying, and the two ladies came to the house, but they were very good to Yue'er, and the son didn't want Yue'er." ”
"......" Li Yi was speechless for an instant.
Yue'er's stupid girl's mind is so simple and simple?
Do you want to do that?
After putting on the festive clothes, Li Yi rubbed Yue'er's little face and said, "Close your eyes, I'll give you something." ”
"Hmm." Yue'er was not defensive at all, closed her eyes honestly, and stood in front of Li Yi obediently.
"Poof!"
Gently tapped on Yue'er's small mouth, Li Yi wiped the corners of his mouth, turned around and said with a smile: "Let's go, silly girl, enter the palace with my son." ”
"Ahh
When Yue'er opened her eyes and woke up, she found that Li Yi had left the door, and only a voice commanding her came.
Almost 'brushing' the ground, Yue'er's whole little face instantly rose a flush, a spicy heat, and it hit Yue'er Zhou's body up and down.
There was even a slight trembling sensation.
Yue'er's whole body was full of crispy numbness, as if she had been electrocuted.
"Childe kissed just now...... Kiss Yue'er..."
Yue'er covered her face vigorously and rubbed it, not a dream. She shook her little head again, and the tingling feeling was still there, real.
"Silly girl, why are you still standing stupidly and being stunned? Why don't you hurry up? Be careful, childe, I don't want you anymore! ”
"Yike...... Yue'er is coming, Childe! ”
Hurriedly said yes, Yue'er picked up her skirt and chased out of the house quickly.
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"Childe is up."
"Good morning, Childe."
"Childe, everything is ready, and the old lady is also ready, just waiting for you."
Festive voices kept coming out of the mouths of the housekeepers and maidservants at home, and all of them had smiles on their faces, as if they were engaged.
"Hmm." Li Yi nodded, in response to the enthusiasm of everyone in the mansion.
"San Lang, go, go into the palace with your father." Li Jing walked out of the main hall and said in a high-spirited manner, with a burst of joy on his face.
Today's Li Jing changed into a grand official uniform of the grandfather of the country.
The red-haired girl on the side, also dressed as a red lady of the Commandment, saw that Li Yi was finally engaged, and they were married together, her face was full of relieved joy, and asked, "San Lang, are you ready?" ”
"Ready, father, mother." Li Yi replied with a smile.
"Then let's take the geese and go into the palace." As soon as Li Jing spoke, the red-haired girl smiled, and followed Li Jing out, and Yue'er also followed Li Yi and entered the palace together.
Li Dejian and Li Dexian, two brothers, also hurriedly followed out of the house.
As for Lao Yang and the others, they stayed at home and waited for Li Yi and them to return home.
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The Imperial City, Taiji Palace, outside the main hall that entered the Imperial Palace, gathered many officials.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not enter the palace first, but seemed to be waiting for someone, and as soon as they saw Li Yi and others appear, they immediately stepped forward to congratulate them, and their faces were full of joy.
Li Jing was also full of joy today, and thanked him one by one.
Cheng Chumo, Wei Shuyu and others also walked up quickly.
As soon as he saw Li Yi's festive dress today, Cheng Chumo immediately smiled, patted Li Yi's shoulder, and grinned and quipped: "Brother Bo'an, what you are wearing today is indeed different?" Even willing to change clothes? ”
"You think so-and-so is you?" Li Yi glanced at Cheng Chumo, lifted Cheng Chumo's hand away, and said indifferently, "If you don't change your clothes for half a year, you only wear those two, or never take a bath?" ”
While speaking, Li Yi patted his shoulder with disgust.
"......" The corners of Cheng Chumo's mouth twitched, and he choked on the spot by Li Yi's words and such actions, as if he had been punched.
"Haha!" When Wei Shuyu and the others saw this, they immediately burst into laughter. Cheng Chumo immediately glared at everyone angrily, and raised his eyebrows fiercely before he stopped.
"Let's go, Brother Boan." It was Wei Shuyu, after stopping his laughter, he immediately interrupted and proposed, "Let's not stand here, hurry up and pay New Year's greetings to the saint." When the time comes, let's take the Bo'an brothers to the Drunken Immortal Tower and have a good meal! ”
"Not bad! Haha..."Yu Chi Baolin immediately agreed, and her voice was not suppressed a little, so she said, "No matter what, Brother Bo'an is also a day to say goodbye to singles for many years, during this time, we must let him have a good burst of blood, otherwise when Brother Bo'an marries, it will be even more difficult for us to eat." ”
"Brother Wei Chi, this is wrong!" As soon as he heard this, Du Wei was immediately unhappy.
Looking at Yu Chi Baolin unhappily, Du Gou straightened his chest and said loudly: "A certain little sister, is she such a stingy person?" Besides, the princess is not a stingy person, the person in charge of the family, presumably the third brother must be this! ”
As he spoke, Du Wei gave Li Yi a thumbs up and grinned all over his face.
This remark immediately attracted everyone's curiosity, and Qi Qi set his eyes on Li Yi with a troublesome look in his eyes.
"Smack!"
Li Yiwu stretched out his hand, threw a hammer to Du Gou, and said with a faint smile: "Dog, this is something in my heart, you can go and explain it to the little sisters later." ”
"......" Du Wei was speechless for a moment, twitching the corners of his mouth and said, "Third brother, do you want this?" ”
"What do you say?" Li Yi smiled mysteriously, turned around and left.
Cheng Chumo and the others also laughed, and went into the palace with Li Yi, leaving Du Wei alone in place.
“……”
After being speechless for a long time, Du Gou had to hurry up and keep up with everyone's pace and go to the Taiji Hall.
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It didn't take long for everyone to come to the Taiji Palace, and hundreds of officials congratulated Li Shimin on the New Year, and at the same time sent another gift.
Although the gift is not as valuable as yesterday, it is also a sentiment.
After the hundred officials finished giving the gifts, Li Shimin moved his gaze to where Li Yi was, and said with a smile: "Li Aiqing, what congratulatory gift did you prepare for me?" If your congratulatory gift does not satisfy me, I will not allow you to snatch my two precious daughters away. ”
As soon as Li Shimin's joke came out, the hundred officials in the court were stunned for a moment, and then they all looked at Li Yi with a smile.
They didn't expect that the meaning of Li Shimin's words was that Du Xiaomei was also regarded as a daughter.
However, when they thought that Du Xiaomei had now been canonized as the county lord, and she was also present with Li Lizhen, the officials were relieved.
It's just that when the officials of the big families heard this, they were all displeased, and they scolded Li Yi in their hearts.
However, before Li Yi could speak first, Li Lizhi had already pulled Du Xiaomei together, and came not far from Li Shimin's side from the seat, and said to the pouting with a displeased face: "Father, you are obviously deliberately embarrassing Li Bo'an, didn't Li Bo'an just give you a big gift yesterday..."
"Little sister, did you say yes or no?" Li Lizhi turned her head and blinked constantly, giving Du Xiaomei a look.
"Uh... It seems like that, Holy One. Du Xiaomei also nodded honestly.
"......" Li Yi suddenly felt like he couldn't cry or laugh.
When Li Shimin saw it, he was stunned at first, and then he shook his head with a sigh, and said to everyone in the court: "Hey, you all look at it, you all say that the daughter who married and the water that was spilled out haven't been married yet, so I spoke for Li Bo'an, and my father was very sad." ”
Seeing this, the officials of the DPRK and China couldn't help but shake their heads and laugh.
Empress Eldest Sun couldn't cry or laugh.
"That's it, now, my father doesn't embarrass Li Bo'an, it's okay now, right?" Li Shimin looked at Li Lizhen and Du Xiaomei with tears and laughter.
"Well, my father is so good." After pursing her lips and thanking her, Li Lizhi ran to Li Shimin's side, gave Li Shimin a kiss, and then kissed the eldest grandson, saying, "The queen mother is also good." ”
Du Xiaomei did not have the intimate movements of Li Lizhen, but nodded with a smile and thanked: "The saint and the queen mother, the best." ”
"Haha!" Li Shimin's face was full of joy, he couldn't help shaking his head for a while, and ordered everyone in the court: "Everyone, Aiqing, eat." ”
"Thank you, Holy Lord." After everyone thanked them, they had dinner.
Li Chengqian and the others, seeing that Li Lizhi was so protective of Li Yi, that even their father and emperor had done it, so they didn't make a lot of noise, but instead laughed and dined.
At this time, Li Shimin swept the ministers of the court, and found that Wang Yan and Zheng Mingshu were not there, so he couldn't help but look at the officials of the family with displeasure, and said loudly: "Wang Aiqing and Zheng Aiqing, why didn't they come today?" ”
"Huh!" Almost instantly, everyone in the court raised their eyebrows and looked at the officials of the family in unison, and their eyes were as dazzling as light bulbs.
"This ......" The officials of the big family looked at each other, and one of them got up from his seat and replied: "Back to the saint, Wang Tongyi and Zheng Shilang took sick leave early this morning, and the lower officials have already reported to the high father-in-law in advance." ”
"Really?" Li Shimin turned his eyes in disbelief and looked at Gonggong Gao.
"Returning to the Holy Spirit, it is true." Father-in-law Gao approached Li Shimin's side and said softly, "Before, the old slave had already sent someone out of the palace to investigate, and it must not be long before news came back." ”
"Well, then wait and see." Li Shimin replied casually, stunned in his heart, and always felt that something was wrong.
But what was wrong, he couldn't think of for a moment.
Obviously, yesterday, they were still doing well, today, Wang Yan and Zheng Mingshu took sick leave together, does this put him as the emperor in his eyes?
This is simply contempt and provocation for the imperial power!
Thinking of this, Li Shimin's expression had become extremely displeased, and he didn't even restrain his anger, and directly emitted it, which frightened the officials of the family below, and couldn't help but tremble.
Fortunately, not long after, a guard suddenly ran in from outside the door, bowed slightly, and reported: "Holy Lord, there will be something to report at the end." ”
"Speak!" Li Shimin frowned lightly and commanded.
"This ......" The guard was immediately embarrassed, looked at the hundred officials present, and saw that today was the engagement day between Li Yi and the princess county lord, and he didn't know how to speak.
However, Gao Gonggong's eyes were sharp, and when he saw that the guard's face was wrong, he quickly asked Li Shimin for advice, and immediately ran to the guard.
"Say it to the official, and the official will go back to the saint." Gonggong Gao approached the guard and said softly.
"Yes, father-in-law." Seeing this, the guards no longer hesitated, and immediately told Gonggong Gao the original thing.
"This ...... It's true? Grandpa Gao stared at the guards in disbelief.
"The lower officials don't care about concealing it, every sentence is true." The guard replied honestly, with a look of determination on his face.
"Huhu ......" Grandpa Gao took a few deep breaths and admonished, "Don't talk to anyone about this matter, you know?" ”
"Xia Guan understands." The guard nodded earnestly.
"Hmm." Only then did Gonggong Gao straighten his body again, hurriedly turned around, and ran towards Li Shimin on the dragon chair.
Seeing this, the hundred officials of the Manchu Dynasty also raised their curiosity, and they all turned their eyes to look at the dragon chair, carefully observing the changes in Li Shimin's complexion.
The second watch is here, and after that, the enchantress will write a big chapter.
(End of chapter)