On the 17th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the drizzle that had drifted all night was finally blown away by the wind, but the sky was still overcast, and it seemed that it would still fall. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yang Yaozong still got up early to exercise, but he didn't want Xiaohua to get up early, and hung a set of navy blue diagonal shirts in front of Yang Yaozong's bed, and said, "Uncle should wear this gown today." “

Yang Yaozong saw that he had never seen this long shirt, and saw that Xiaohua's eyes were red, so he frowned and said, "You made it new?" Didn't get a night's rest? “

Xiaohua nodded: "I did it some time ago, uncle, you have grown taller and stronger, and the previous shirts are not very suitable." Xiaohua wanted to make a few sets of kaftans for his uncle. Well, this one was supposed to be done. Uncle, when you go to face the saint, you must always dress decently. The small painting was made overnight. “

"Well, I'll wear it to the saint in a moment. This is the shirt my sister made for me. It's sure to look handsome when you wear it. The old man of the emperor sees me so dignified, maybe he will give your uncle and me an official position! Yang Yaozong was very touched and felt sorry for this little girl like a sister.

Xiaohua nodded happily and said, "It doesn't matter if you are an official or not, as long as the emperor can see that your uncle is happy." She was still a little worried about Yang Yaozong's going to face the saint today. As for being an official, my uncle is a son-in-law, and it is impossible for the emperor to give him an official. She also comforted Yang Yaozong a little.

After breakfast, Xiaohua began to help Yang Yaozong dress. Navy blue slanted shirt, white cloth pants, a belt of the same color tied around the waist, a ringed jade pendant hung on the right waist, the hair is still Yang Yaozong's usual bundle of hair, but a blue scarf is tied, white cloth socks are worn on the feet, and a pair of new black cloth shoes are worn outside. Yang Yaozong was served by the small painting and dressed, and the small painting nodded with satisfaction. also took the bronze mirror to Yang Yaozong for him to see. Yang Yaozong looked at himself in the mirror, and he was still very gentle and elegant. Xiaohua took out a few silver tickets of fifty taels and one hundred taels and handed them to Yang Yaozong and said: "Uncle will put away these silver tickets, and there will always be some people to use when entering the palace." ”

Yang Yaozong didn't expect this matter, but he also took the silver ticket and said, "Well, if you don't need it, I'll come back and hand it over to you." ”

Xiaohua blushed and said, "No, uncle, this silver was left to you by Miss." ”

Not long after, a young father-in-law rode a horse, followed by a sedan chair carried by four people to Nangong Mansion, the young father-in-law dismounted to report to the porter, did not enter the mansion, just waited outside the mansion.

Xiaohua and Steward Hao accompanied Yang Yaozong out of the house, and the young father-in-law's attitude was very humble. helped Yang Yaozong lift the sedan curtain before letting Yang Yaozong sit in. Before leaving, Steward Hao also stuffed the young father-in-law with some silver, and troubled him to take care of Yang Yaozong. Although there was some rejection between the two, the young father-in-law finally accepted it. He was also busy with Steward Hao, saying that he would definitely take good care of Yang Gongzi, please rest assured that Steward Hao. Steward Hao's actions, Yang Yaozong was also very moved.

After walking for almost two quarters of an hour, Yang Yaozong felt the sedan chair stop, and the young father-in-law lifted the sedan chair curtain and said respectfully: "Young Master Yang, please get off the sedan chair, the palace has arrived." We'll have to walk the rest of the way. ”

Yang Yaozong also understood this truth, so he got off the sedan chair and followed the young father-in-law.

At this time, the Tianjing City Imperial Palace was not very large. Red walls, golden glazed tiles, vermilion lacquered gates. The majesty of the palace is shown.

Yang Yaozong followed the young father-in-law, looked at the palace and said, "This father-in-law, I don't know your surname. ”

The young father-in-law smiled and said, "Young Master Yang called the slave Xiao Xizi is." Don't dare to call your surname. ”

Yang Yaozong saw that the young father-in-law was very respectful to him, and someone must have ordered him. And this young father-in-law looks about the same age as himself, his height is less than his nose, and his figure is slender. It seems that he is still younger than himself, and although his voice is a little tender, it is not as soft as when he watched TV in his previous life. smiled and said, "Father-in-law, I don't know how old you are this year." ”

Xiao Xizi hurriedly said: "The slave is sixteen this year. ”

Yang Yaozong smiled: "I am two years older than you. You can call me Brother Yang in the future. I'm not polite to you. I'll call you brother. What do you think? ”

Xiao Xizi hurriedly turned around and said with a nervous expression: "Young Master Yang, the slave doesn't dare to call you a brother." You can torture your minions. ”

Yang Yaozong frowned and pretended to be angry: "Alas... I can't say that. My acquaintance with you is fate, and you introduced me to the palace, which is even more fate in fate. If you don't call me brother, I'm going to be angry. Yang Yaozong simply didn't leave, standing in the palace courtyard and looking at Xiao Xizi with a frown.

Xiao Xizi was so anxious that she was about to cry and said: This Yang Gongzi is really different from those talented Confucian scholars, they don't care about incomplete people like themselves. On the contrary, this Yang Gongzi still has to call himself a brother. How can this be born? If you don't agree, you really won't leave when you look at him like this. This is in the palace, his courage is really not ordinary, no wonder the imperial grandson appreciates him, and the emperor also makes himself courteous to him. It would be nice to be a brother with him.

Seeing that Yang Yaozong's expression did not seem to be hypocritical, he said: "Young Master Yang, Brother Yang, Xiao Xizi, this is the ancestor who has accumulated great virtue." You can call Yang Gongzi and Brother Yang brothers. Brother Yang is useful to Xiao Xizi, and Xiao Xizi must go all out.

Yang Yaozong smiled calmly and said, "That's it, Brother Xi will lead the way." ”

Xiao Xizi saw that Yang Yaozong was happy again, and he smiled happily. From the time he entered the palace to the present, now he has been on an errand by the side of the imperial grandson, and it is not uncommon for scholars and Confucian executives to be powerful, but he has never been as talented as Yang Yaozong as he is today. Although he also knows that Yang Yaozong is a son-in-law, he is also a son-in-law of Nangong Mansion, and he is still a talent. It was also appreciated by the crown prince. Today's errand to summon and lead Yang Yaozong to face the saint, he is really happy that he has done it right.

So he no longer led the way. Walking directly side by side with Yang Yaozong. When he was about to turn, he would remind Yang Yaozong.

Yang Yaozong saw that Xiao Xizi was very happy to call him a brother, so he asked, "Is Brother Xi now on an errand by the emperor's side?"

Xiao Xizi replied: "The slave is no longer on an errand by the emperor's side, and the slave is now on an errand by the emperor's grandson." It is the personal steward of the imperial grandson. “

Yang Yaozong said in his heart that Xiao Xizi was only sixteen years old and could become the personal manager of the emperor's grandson, and he was also very powerful, so it can be said that he has a bright future. Now that he is also favored by the imperial grandson, if he wants to do something in the future, he can't do without the imperial grandson, and the help of Xiaoxizi is indispensable. Then he said: "Brother Xi, don't want a slave in front of me." You just call me "me". I'll be angry if you do that again. “

The more Xiao Xizi looked at Yang Yaozong, the more he felt like his brother, and nodded busily: "Then the little brother will obey the orders of the eldest brother." Don't dare to let the eldest brother be angry with the younger brother anymore. “

Yang Yaozong smiled and nodded. He also said: "Brother Xi, do you know why the emperor summoned me?" This matter is what Yang Yaozong is most concerned about.

Xiao Xizi thought for a while and said, "This matter is really not clear to the younger brother. I only know that the imperial grandson has said good things about the eldest brother in front of the emperor, and the emperor is also very happy to hear the imperial grandson praise you. However, the emperor has been working hard continuously today, and he has not rested for several days. There is something wrong with the dragon's body, so you should pay attention to it when the eldest brother returns to the emperor. Speaking of the back, Xiao Xizi's voice lowered a little lower.

Yang Yaozong knew that he was kind enough to remind himself. Nodding and saying, "Thank you, Brother Xi, for reminding me." Brother Xi's concern for the eldest brother is remembered by the eldest brother. “

Xiao Xizi listened to Yang Yaozong very sincerely. I am sincerely happy, and my smile is even better.

Xiao Xizi led Yang Yaozong to the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, and told Yang Yaozong that the emperor rested here on weekdays to review the chapters, and he should be talking to the imperial grandson here at this moment. Let Yang Yaozong wait a while, he will go back first.

After a while, Xiao Xizi trotted out and whispered to Yang Yaozong: "Big brother, let's go, the emperor has summoned you." The imperial grandson is also here, waiting to see you. “

Yang Yaozong nodded, took out fifty taels of silver from his arms and stuffed it to Xiao Xizi and said, "Don't excuse me, this is my eldest brother's pocket money for my younger brother." If you dare to excuse me, you just look down on my big brother, or the idle big brother gives too little pocket money. “

Xiao Xizi said with an embarrassed face: "Big brother, you have tormented the little brother." How can you see your eldest brother again in the future? "But thinking that it is now at the gate of the Heart Cultivation Palace, it is not good to push back and forth between the two. I reluctantly accepted it. I'm still very happy in my heart. I'm happy to have met such a talented and bold big brother today.

Xiao Xizi reported inside, and let Yang Yaozong go in on his own.

Yang Yaozong entered the palace of raising the heart, and saw that there were three people in the hall at this time, the emperor was sitting on the dragon couch, the imperial grandson was standing on his left side, and there was a father-in-law who looked at the clothes, standing on the right side of the emperor's dragon collapse with a slight cat waist and hands tied. Yang Yaozong only glanced up slightly, then lowered his head and walked towards the middle of the main hall. When he reached the middle, he knelt down and kowtowed: "Yang Yaozong, a grass citizen, greets the emperor, the emperor's grandson." Long live my emperor, long live, long live. The imperial grandson Chitose Chitose Chitose. Although Yang Yaozong didn't want to kneel and kowtow to see grace, after all, this was the etiquette of this dynasty. There is no way to abide by it. Then he also bowed respectfully.

The emperor waited for a moment, looked carefully at Yang Yaozong, who was kneeling below, and said, "Calm down." “

Yang Yaozong stood up, still bowed slightly, and stood respectfully. He was really nervous at the moment. It took a few deep breaths to calm down.

The emperor nodded, and was very satisfied with Yang Yaozong's respectful attitude. "Yang Yaozong, you raise your head and let me take a look." “

Yang Yaozong slowly raised his head, and only then did he see the current emperor. The emperor was casually leaning on the corner of the dragon's collapse, with a yellow square pillow under his right elbow and arm, and his legs hanging down. Dressed in a bright yellow silk dragon robe, a flying dragon was embroidered on the chest of the dragon robe. Yang Yaozong knew that the current emperor was fifty-five years old. But at this time, in Yang Yaozong's eyes, the current emperor looks much older than fifty-five years old, there is no green silk in the silver hair on his head, his face is gray, there are many wrinkles of different shades on his forehead and eyes, and there is a deep eyebrow cutting sword between the slightly wrinkled thick eyebrows, maybe he has not rested for several days, although his eyes at this time are majestic, but there is a deep tiredness.

The imperial grandson stood in front of the dragon collapse on the left side of the emperor, and when he saw Yang Yaozong looking up, he smiled and winked at Yang Yaozong's big eyes, looking very cute.

Leaning on the emperor of the dragon collapse, he saw the expression of his lovely grandson to Yang Yaozong, his eyes showed kind love, and the corners of his majestic lips rose slightly to reveal a smile, and said, "Jing Sheng, you go down first." I have something to talk to Yang Yaozong about alone. “

Jing Sheng looked at the emperor, nodded and smiled: "Okay, grandpa, then the grandson will go down first." You haven't had a break in days. Don't talk for too long. ”

The emperor smiled and nodded, and watched Jing Sheng walk out of the Heart Cultivation Hall with great affection.

Jing Sheng secretly whispered to Yang Yaozong when he passed by Yang Yaozong: "I'll wait for you outside the hall." ”

Yang Yaozong kept his posture still and nodded slightly.

The emperor looked at Yang Yaozong carefully, and said after a while: "Xiao Shunzi, you can go down too, I will call you if there is something." ”

Yang Yaozong looked at the father-in-law next to the emperor who was called Xiaoshunzi by the emperor, who was at least over 40 years old. He has a slightly chubby body, gray hair, few wrinkles, and a pale complexion. Thin eyebrows, curved eyes, a smiling face. Yang Yaozong guessed in his heart: This father-in-law, so old, the emperor still calls him Xiaoshunzi, it seems that this father-in-law should have been following the emperor to serve. And the emperor chatted with the crown prince, and he was also by his side, so he should trust this "little shunzi" father-in-law.