Since Xi Yan came back from Yeyuan that day, Haitang Courtyard seemed to be isolated from the world, Xi Yan couldn't get out, and no one outside came to see him. He didn't know if An Ruofei's body was better? Meng Qingye didn't come either, but at the end of the day, Xi Yuanshan would still take him out to go to the court, and after the next court, Xi Yuanshan would personally watch him go in, and then ordered the guards to close the courtyard door again.

The secret guards planted in the courtyard were withdrawn as early as a month ago, and even if there was occasional news to come out, it all depended on Xi Yun going out and those carrier pigeons raised under the corridor.

It was in this controlled atmosphere that the door of the Begonia Courtyard was finally opened in the early morning of this day. What made Xi Yan feel strange was that it was not his father, nor Meng Qingye, but his brother.

"I've been at home for more than a month, and I'm bored, right?" Xi Luan smiled slightly and looked at his younger brother with concern.

"It's okay," Xi Yan shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "Fortunately, the Begonia Courtyard is still big enough, and it won't be too stuffy." ”

"Hmm......" Xi Luan nodded thoughtfully, and ordered, "Go change your clothes and get ready to go out." ”

"Out of the house?" Xi Yan suddenly became a little alert, frowned and asked, "Brother, do you know that my father ordered me to think about it in the courtyard and not take a single step?" ”

"I know," Xi Luan still smiled at this younger brother, and saw that he was afraid of being forced to go to He Mansion to propose marriage, so he added, "Today's ten-day holiday, eldest brother will take you out for a walk." ”

"But my father's side...... How do you explain? After Xi Yan stopped talking, he still said truthfully, "My brother doesn't know, I went out a few days ago, and my father was very angry when he found out, and he almost asked for a family law." ”

"It's okay," Xi Luan looked like an understatement, as if he didn't take Xi Yuanshan's order to heart at all, "If you are to blame, you will have your own eldest brother to help you carry it." ”

When his brother said this, Xi Yan was naturally happy to go out with him, so he went back to the house very neatly and changed into a narrow robe with arrow sleeves and waist, and the whole person swept away his previous gloomy state.

When Xi Luan saw him come out, he couldn't help but smile and said, "It looks much more sparse, but you won't ride a horse today, just ride with me." ”

"I was supposed to ride with my brother," Xi Yan followed Xi Luan out of the Begonia Courtyard very smoothly, and the guards wanted to stop him, but when they saw that it was the eldest prince who took him out, they all let him go very familiarly, after all, everyone was an old man who had been on an errand in Xi Mansion for many years, and no one dared to stop him in front of Huan Guohou.

"How could my brother have thought of taking me out?" In the spacious and comfortable carriage, Xi Yan still said the question in his heart.

Xi Luan was not in a hurry to answer, but sent the white jade cup full of tea to his lips, and only after the fragrance of the tea dissipated in his mouth did he reply: "Speaking of which...... There's nothing wrong with you, it's your father who is a little harsh. Mother felt sorry for you, so she asked me to find a way to take you out to relax. ”

"Mother feels sorry for me?" There was a ray of sunshine in Xi Yan's eyes, since he was confined in the Begonia Courtyard, he hadn't seen Meng Qingyao for more than a month. There has always been some discord between father and mother, even if it is for her own sake, her mother will never soften her body in front of her father.

"You are the youngest child of your mother, and it is natural for her to feel sorry for you. It's just that I don't have any good places to go, so I just go to the mountain villa outside the city to enjoy the mountain scenery. ”

"Everything is up to my brother," Xi Yan was in a much better mood at this time, and felt that the scenery outside the car window was also pleasant.

I haven't gone out of the city to relax for more than a month, and the mountains in the suburbs are no longer green, and the mountains and forests are dyed with a layer of golden red, but the weeping clouds in the sky are still gentle.

After nearly two hours of turbulence, Xi Yan and his brother finally came to the villa in Xi Mansion in the south of the city.

The location of the mountain villa in Xifu is excellent, all the houses paved with daiwa are located on a gentle slope, and the villa is surrounded by a maple forest, a clear stream passes through the forest, and the red leaves fall into the water, leaving white water marks, and then go with the water.

The servants in the villa had already been prepared, and as soon as Xi Yan and Xi Luan sat down in the water pavilion, the maids came in one after another and brought up the good wine and snacks stored in the village.

"Brother brought me here, but what do you have to say?" Xi Yan looked at the tail tail swimming fish under the water pavilion, he never believed that Xi Luan just took himself out to relax, his brother has lived in a simple place all these years, how could he go out of the city just for himself?

Xi Luan took a sip of wine, this is the autumn dew white that has been buried for many years, the mellow wine slid slowly through the throat, and the autumn dew was white...... It's just like autumn silence, no matter how you drink, there is always a lingering sorrow.

"Yes," Xi Luan's eyes suddenly became distant, like a lake in late autumn, "I've always wanted to say something to you...... But after thinking about it these days, I don't know how to speak, so I just say it. ”

"Brother, please command."

"Well......" Xi Luan had already abandoned all the slaves and maids, and at this time, there were only two people left in the water pavilion.

"Presumably, you were also curious about your sister-in-law."

"Hmm." Xi Yan nodded slightly, he really didn't remember much about his brother's wife, he only vaguely remembered that it was a very gentle and beautiful person, no matter when, she always had a shallow smile on her face. The days with her are very peaceful, and everyone in the family likes her very much.

It's just that...... What is the purpose of my brother mentioning his sister-in-law at this time?

Xi Yan vaguely guessed, but he still listened quietly to what his brother said.

"She's fine...... Everything is good. Maybe there is only one thing wrong, and that is her surname Xie. ”

Xi Yan's eyes gradually dimmed, he was a keen person, and his brother's intention was so obvious, he was very aware of it. The brother's deceased wife's surname is Xie, An Ruofei...... Isn't it also the surname Xie?

"Brother, but you're also persuading me to submit to my father?"

"I didn't say that," Xi Luan still calmly recounted, "Father is in a bit of a hurry to let you get married. I didn't mean anything, I just wanted you to understand that you still have the Xi family on your shoulders. ”

"I know," Xi Yan never thought of shirking his responsibility, he understood what he meant to the Xi family. The mountain wind lifted the hem of his clothes, Xi Yan paused, and Fang continued, "It's just that she has long since lost her surname Xie." ”

"It doesn't matter what her last name is, what matters is ...... There is no place for her in the world. ”

"Maybe you're right," Xi Yan's face was quite peaceful, but his tone was unusually firm, "but I'm willing to protect her, and I can protect her." ”

"Asylum?" Xi Luan suddenly let out a long sigh, and then asked, "Just you and Meng Qingye?" Could it be that she will be trapped in Chongdu City for the rest of her life? ”

"How would my brother know ......!"

Before Xi Yan's words were finished, Xi Luan raised his hand to stop him, "Meng Qingye is out and about all year round and has no home, and he rarely comes to the house. But in the past month or so, he has been here several times...... Combined with the fact that you have gone out without permission, the reason for this, you can understand it when you think about it. ”