Li Mansion, Li Tiannian sat on the Taishi chair with a gloomy face, his eyes closed, and he didn't even look at Li Chengfeng who was kneeling in front of him, and on the table of the Eight Immortals beside him were the tonic just sent by the Internal Affairs Office and the four treasures of the study given by the Queen Mother, the meaning of which was self-evident. Qian Changhai sat on one side, with a wry smile on his face, not knowing what to say, and there was silence in the lobby.

After kneeling for a long time, sweat oozed from Li Chengfeng's pale face, and his body was already hollowed out by wine and last night's laxative, and his body couldn't control its trembling. In the end, Li Chengfeng couldn't help but shout: "Father, the child is so fooled, if you don't ask for an explanation for me, forget it, how can you punish the child." ”

Li Tiannian was able to go from an ordinary scholar to a household secretary in charge of the world's money bags, so he leaned on the big tree of the Qian family, but if he didn't have extraordinary ability, how could he sit in this position safely.

Opening his eyes, Li Tiannian said coldly: "How do you want to get back face for your father?" Speaking of this, Li Tiannian stared straight into Li Chengfeng's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "You tell your father a way, as long as it is feasible, your father will definitely find face for you, even if it reaches heaven." ”

Li Chengfeng had no way, and after being stunned for a moment, he said: "Father, you should think of a way to come out for the child!" The child was tricked by them, and he lost not only the child's face, but also your face and the face of our Li Mansion! ”

Hearing Li Chengfeng say this, Li Tiannian couldn't control the anger in his heart anymore, and shouted: "Do you still know the face of your father and the face of the Li Mansion?" So how do you do something embarrassing? ”

Seeing this, Li Chengfeng felt aggrieved in his heart, and couldn't help but say: "It's the child who was fooled by them, and I don't want to!" ”

Seeing that Li Tiannian's face was getting worse and worse, Qian Changhai could only speak: "Uncle, I am also responsible for this matter, but the matter has been so far, let's think about how to remedy it." ”

Staring at Li Chengfeng, looking at his face that had turned pale from wine, anger, and fear, Li Tiannian suddenly felt an inexplicable sadness, a deep disappointment. With a long sigh, Li Tiannian's face had calmed down, seeing that Li Chengfeng still wanted to speak, Li Tiannian waved his hand directly and said, "You go down first, I'll think about it." ”

Li Chengfeng didn't notice the change in his father's demeanor, and when he heard his father say that he wanted to find a way, he was overjoyed, and shouted: "The child thanked his father and retired first." After finishing speaking, he stood up with a smile on his face, but his body that had been entangled with aphrodisiacs and laxatives for a night was really weak, and he almost fell to the ground after getting up, and Qian Changhai shook his head for a while.

Seeing Li Chengfeng leave, Li Tiannian opened his mouth and asked, "Changhai, what do you say I should do?" ”

Qian Changhai naturally knew what his uncle was asking, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Chengfeng is still young, not very sensible, as the saying goes, he travels thousands of miles and reads thousands of books, if he doesn't let him walk around with Changhai, the vast number of people in the world may have what Chengfeng likes!" ”

Li Tiannian finally nodded and said, "It's okay, it's just that I want you to bother more." As soon as the words fell, the housekeeper hurriedly ran in and couldn't help but say, "What's the matter?" ”

Bowing down to Li Tiannian, the housekeeper replied: "Back to the master, the seventh prince and the king of Jingjun are here, saying that they came to apologize, and now they are almost in the lobby." ”

Although Li Tiannian was taken aback, he was finally a person who had been through the storm for a long time, and got up and asked at the same time, "Did you bring an honor guard?" ”

The butler hurriedly replied, "No, I only brought a few guards!" ”

In an instant, Li Tiannian already understood what the two of them meant, understood what the royal family meant, nodded and said, "Changhai, you go with me to greet you." As he spoke, the man took the lead and walked out.

Not long after the two walked out of the lobby, they met Chu Haoyu and Chu Yuanjing in the front yard.

Seeing Li Tiannian, Chu Haoyu hurriedly reached out and grabbed Li Tiannian, who was about to kneel, and said at the same time: "This king came uninvited, and I hope Li Shangshu will not be surprised." ”

Although he was pulled down by Chu Haoyu, Li Tiannian still knelt on the ground and bowed respectfully: "Minister Li Tiannian greets the Seventh Prince, the Seventh Prince, Chitose Chitose Chitose, Chitose Chitose!" With Li Tiannian's shout, Qian Changhai, the housekeeper, and a group of subordinates knelt on the ground.

Seeing this, Chu Haoyu hurriedly took Li Tiannian's arm and said, "Li Shangshu, Xiao Qi came to the door today to make amends, you hurry up." ”

Li Tiannian still bowed to the ground and said in a deep voice: "The king is the king, the minister is the minister, the seventh prince has killed the old minister!" ”

With a wry smile, Chu Haoyu could only say, "No courtesy." ”

"Thank you to the Seventh Prince!" In the sound of kneeling, Li Tiannian stood up, turned around and waved his hand: "Seventh Prince, please!" ”

Chu Haoyu smiled to himself, didn't say much, and left the main hall first, sat down on the main seat, and at the same time as he sat down, someone brought tea.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Chu Haoyu looked at Li Tiannian and said, "Li Shangshu, Xiao Qi was too foolish last night and didn't know the severity, so it damaged Li Shangshu's face, so he specially came to the door today to ask for guilt!" ”

At this moment, Chu Yuanjing stood up, bowed to Li Tiannian, and said loudly: "Li Shangshu, last night was all arranged by Xiao Jing, please punish Li Shangshu!" ”

Looking at the two of them, Li Tiannian suddenly laughed and said, "Seventh Prince, County Prince, are you going to kill the old minister?" At the same time as speaking, he got up and grabbed Chu Yuanjing, and then said: "You are all still young, and Chengfeng and Changhai are not sensible, especially dogs, who only know how to eat, drink and have fun, and it is normal for you young people to get together to play with some wills." ”

Seeing that Chu Yuanjing was about to speak, Li Tiannian said directly: "It's all over, there is no need to mention this matter, let alone apologize, if you really want to apologize, it is also because the old minister is not strict with his godson, and he should ask the two of them, to the Holy Lord and the Queen Mother." ”

Seeing this, Chu Haoyu chuckled lightly and said, "I often hear that the prime minister has a good boat in his belly, but Xiao Qi has seen it today!" At the end of the words, there was a burst of laughter, and for a while several people seemed to have no time to chat. In the end, even Chu Yuanjing had to admire Li Tiannian for being able to sit on the head of the household department and the head of the first family, he really had some ability, but Lao Tzu was a good man, maybe his reputation would be ruined on Li Chengfeng.

In a hurry, it was two days, Chu Haoyu accompanied his mother to the Buddha in the middle of the mountain, and the holy Chu Haoyu personally sent the queen mother out of the city before returning, leaving a large group of black-clothed guards to protect the safety of the queen mother.

It was already noon when I arrived at the Banshan Nunnery, and the Nianci Master of the Banshan Nunnery took a group of disciples to greet the Queen Mother at the door. Master Nian Ci is nearly seventy years old, but she does not look old at all, and even wrinkles are rare, especially a pair of eyes, which are calm like a clear spring.

Walking down the phoenix chariot and seeing Master Nian Ci bowing down, the Queen Mother hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Senior brother, you and I have been friends for many years, why do you have to do this false ceremony?" Xiao Qi, I haven't seen Master Nianci yet. ”

Chu Haoyu clasped his hands together and saluted Master Nianci, and said, "Xiao Qi has seen Master Nianci. ”

Master Nian Ci returned the salute, opened his mouth and said: "The seventh prince has clear eyes and thick lips, he must be a benevolent person, and it is enough to have a son, please!" ”

Supporting the queen mother, looking at Mrs. Nianci, and then looking at the mountain gate behind the nuns, especially the sentence "Halfway up the mountainside, half-life cultivation and half-life king" Chu Haoyu laughed to himself, but he didn't speak again, and walked into the Banshan Nunnery with his mother, and as for the guards, they firmly guarded the Banshan Nunnery.

The temple is not very large, but it is built against the mountain, and it is very lonely. After the Queen Mother and her entourage entered, they went directly to the main hall and the meditation hall.

The tall Great Compassion Guanyin Bodhisattva is carved from a huge stone, and it is not painted with paint to show a dark cyan color, but it is this colorless stone Buddha statue, but it gives people compassion, mercy, and makes people worship.

Seeing Chu Haoyu staring at the Buddha statue in a daze, the Queen Mother chuckled and said, "Okay, Xiaoqi, let go, and worship with the old man first!" While speaking, the Queen Mother walked to the Buddha statue and bowed respectfully three times.

Listening to the sound of chanting and the sound of wooden fish, Chu Haoyu also knelt down respectfully, and stood up after three bows. Walking to the queen mother's side, Chu Haoyu helped the queen mother and said, "Queen mother, you should get up too!" ”

The Queen Mother did not get up but sat down cross-legged and said, "Xiao Qi, my mother is going to worship the Buddha, if you feel bored, go out to play." ”

Seeing that the queen mother closed her eyes and chanted with Buddhist beads with one hand, Chu Haoyu smiled and said, "I will sit on the side to accompany the queen mother." After finishing speaking, Chu Haoyu found a futon and sat down, but he couldn't recite the scriptures, and finally simply closed his eyes and exercised.

Or because of the Buddhist hall, listening to the sound of chanting and the sound of wooden fish, Chu Haoyu felt a kind of quiet and peaceful, at this moment, the true qi in his body also became soothed, moving with Chu Haoyu's heart, and finally merged into the dantian.

Unconsciously, the sun had sunk in the west, and the Queen Mother, who had been reciting Buddhist scriptures all afternoon, finally opened her eyes and said, "Xiao Qi, help the old man up." Seeing that Chu Haoyu was still in the fugue and didn't react, the Queen Mother couldn't help but smile and said, "You kid is still meditating, Xiao Qi!" ”

Suddenly hearing the queen mother's shout, Chu Haoyu hurriedly opened his eyes and said, "Queen mother, what's the matter?" ”

Looking at Chu Haoyu, the Queen Mother had a smile on her face, and said with a smile: "Xiao Qi, help your mother to kiss up, and your legs are a little numb after sitting all afternoon." ”

Hearing the words of the queen mother, Chu Haoyu immediately stood up, and after helping his mother, he got up and said at the same time: "It's going to be so fast, it's going to be dark." ”

At this moment, Mrs. Nian Ci had already put down the wooden fish and said, "The Queen Mother, the Seventh Prince, the vegetarian meal is ready, go to eat first." ”

Nodding, the Queen Mother said, "It's okay, senior brother, please!" ”

They are all vegetarian, but different from the delicacy in the palace, this can be described as a real coarse tea and light rice, roasted green vegetables, white tofu, fried bean sprouts, stewed mushrooms, lotus seed porridge and steamed buns, three people, four dishes and one soup.

Waving his hand to invite the Queen Mother and Chu Haoyu to sit down, Mrs. Nian Ci opened her mouth and said with a smile: "The mountains are light, and the Queen Mother and the Seventh Prince will use some." ”

The Queen Mother laughed to herself and said, "The old body also eats these things in the palace, but they have lost their original taste, and they are far from having the taste of these!" While speaking, the Queen Mother picked up a leaf of green vegetables and said, "Xiao Qi, you eat more." Senior brother, you eat too. ”

Master Nian Ci smiled too and didn't speak again, but picked up the chopsticks. The three of them didn't speak again, and the meal was quickly ready, but most of the four dishes entered Chu Haoyu's stomach, and the Queen Mother and Mrs. Nianci just ate a little.

Seeing that the food on the table was empty, the Queen Mother looked at Chu Haoyu and asked, "Xiao Qi, are you full?" Seeing Chu Haoyu nodding, the Queen Mother continued: "If you are full, go outside for a walk, you will be bored for a day." ”

Chu Haoyu laughed, opened his mouth and said: "The queen mother still understands me, I really want to go out for a walk, but I haven't been up the mountain to play for a long time." ”

Seeing Chu Haoyu get up, the Queen Mother opened her mouth and instructed: "Bring more guards, don't be naughty, and come back early." ”

Suddenly, Chu Haoyu smiled bitterly, but said, "Got it." Queen Mother, Master, you talk. Bowing down and saluting the two, Chu Haoyu retreated.

When Chu Haoyu disappeared, the smile on the Queen Mother's face had already dissipated, and at this moment, someone came to clean up the table and bring tea at the same time.

Picking up the teacup, the Queen Mother looked at Mrs. Nian Ci and asked, "How?" ”

Master Nian Ci knew what the Queen Mother was asking, and replied: "This son is simple by nature and kind-hearted, although there are waves, he will eventually be rich and noble. ”

After staring at Mrs. Ci for a moment, the Queen Mother put down the teacup and said slowly: "When Xiao Qi was born, auspicious clouds fell from the sky, and Tianfeng came overnight to ask your master Hui Zhen to approve his life, although the final details of the old body are unknown, but if you don't say it, it is said, not to mention that the old body is still from the Sun family." ”

After a pause at this, the Queen Mother continued: "After Tianfeng died, Xiao Qi entered the mountain to guard filial piety, but he was only two months out of the mountain, and he was assassinated twice, each time he died for a lifetime. Moreover, in recent times, the old body has always been calm, as if something is going to happen. Could it be that he is really too good and makes a rush? ”

Under the gaze of the Queen Mother, Master Nian Ci finally nodded and said, "The Seventh Prince's life is too good, and he was born in the royal family, and he has to go through a lot of turbulence to reach the other side." ”

Although she had been prepared, the Queen Mother still trembled when she heard what Mrs. Ci said. After being stunned for a moment, the Queen Mother's eyes flashed, and she opened her mouth to ask, "Senior brother, you are proficient in Yi Shu, there is really no way?" ”

After thinking for a moment, Master Nian Ci shook his head and said: "If it is an ordinary life, the poor nun may be able to help him one or two, but his life is too expensive and he is from the royal family, and the poor nun is really powerless, and the second pulse of the seventh prince has been passed, and the second pulse of the governor is the innate realm in the martial arts. Now, the Seven Princes are destined to go through the heavens and the earth, and their luck is flourishing, but they are also committing crimes against the heavens and the earth, so it is inevitable that there will be some tribulations. ”

"Is there really no way to change it?" Although she knew the answer in her heart, the Queen Mother still asked.

Master Nian Ci shook his head and said, "The destiny of heaven cannot be changed. After a pause, Mrs. Nian Ci spoke again: "Although the mandate of heaven cannot be changed, it may be covered up with peach blossoms!" ”

"Peach Blossom!" After reciting it silently, the Queen Mother had already made a decision in her heart, but she didn't notice the trace of unbearability flashing in Mrs. Nianci's eyes.