Xiao Shizi didn't realize that he was being cheated by his own imperial grandmother, and sat in the study of Mingcui Palace, racking his brains about the delicate box in his hand, thinking about where the mechanism was.

The Empress Dowager Hua gave him only such a strangely shaped box, which was made of the finest agarwood and engraved with simple and delicate patterns on the surface.

Well, it should be a pattern, although he turned it over and looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see what kind of pattern it was.

Visually, this box should be a trap box, and what the imperial grandmother gave him should be in this box, so he first had to find a way to open this box.

Ye Qingcheng was carefully studying how to open the box of the mechanism, Xiao Artemisia came to report, and Concubine Lin asked to see her

Ye Qingcheng's eyes flashed with impatience, only Concubine Lin came in person, how could he not turn her away, he knew that after he came out of Cining Palace, he should go directly to the eldest princess's mansion to have lunch with Ashu, instead of thinking about opening the box and going again!

Ye Qingcheng ordered Concubine Lin to take to the main hall, and after changing her clothes, she went to the main hall unhurriedly.

Concubine Lin sat on the guest seat with the teacup, her thin brows were tightly wrinkled, and she looked a little uneasy, and when she heard the footsteps, she hurriedly got up and stood up, leaning over and blessing, "Shizi".

Ye Qingcheng returned the half-salute, "Is there something wrong with Concubine Lin?" ”

Concubine Lin's haggard face showed a state of wanting to cry, "Shizi, please go back to the house to see your father, right?" Your father doesn't know what's going on in the past two days, his temper has become more and more irritable, clamoring to see you, and a few girls sent before came to invite the son, but he didn't invite——"

When she said this, she hid her face and choked in a low voice, "Shizi, our family doesn't speak two words, your father Wang will beg you for those girls, Shizi, as concubines, you go back to the house to meet your father!" ”

She said that she begged Ye Qingcheng to go back to Anwangfu to see Xiao An, but in her voice, she kept accusing Ye Qingcheng of being unfilial, and her biological father sent someone to invite him several times but didn't invite him, and she had to bother her mother to come to Mingcui Palace to beg him!

Ye Qingcheng didn't bother to pay attention to her careful thoughts, and said lightly, "Grandfather Huang has an order not to allow me to return to King An's Mansion, Concubine Lin should know about it, right?" ”

Do you want to encourage me to resist the decree?

Concubine Lin cried for a moment, and said busily, "Even if the prince can't go back to the house, ask the prince to think of a way, or write a letter, or send someone to meet your father, your father's health has been getting worse and worse recently......"

Ye Qingcheng interrupted her nagging, "Hmm, you just said what happened to those girls from your father?" ”

"Your father's temper, you don't know, those girls, those girls-"

Ye Qingcheng sneered, "Concubine Lin, I have been living in the people since I was a child, and it was not easy to recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors, so my grandfather issued an edict ordering my father to think about it behind closed doors, so that I and my second, third, and fourth brothers were not allowed to visit during my father's grounding."

"What kind of temper my father is, please forgive me for not knowing, but the second brother grew up in front of his father since he was a child, and he is the most favored by his father, if Concubine Lin really wants to tell someone what kind of temper his father is, or who to invite to see his father, it is better to invite the second brother, the second brother lives not far from my Mingcui Palace."

Concubine Lin didn't expect that Ye Qingcheng, who had always been known for her gentleness and affinity, would not leave her any affection, and she couldn't speak for a long time.

Ye Qingcheng flicked his sleeves, picked up the teacup, and smiled slightly, "What else is the matter with Concubine Lin?" ”

But it was a tea send-off.

Concubine Lin's face turned red, "The prince is now taking advantage of the scenery, but I also ask the prince to listen to me, one loss and one glory, after all, the prince is the father of the prince!" ”

Ye Qingcheng raised his eyebrows, "What Concubine Lin said is reasonable."

As he spoke, he closed the lid of the cup with a clam, and raised his voice, "Come on, go and tell the emperor's grandfather, saying that Concubine Lin has come to me, begging me to go back to the house to dissuade my father from abusing his subordinates, and ask the emperor's grandfather to break the saint."

Concubine Lin stood up suddenly, pointing at him and trembling uncontrollably, "You, you-"

Ye Qingcheng was too lazy to perfunctory her, flicked his sleeves, got up and left, "Come here, send off guests, prepare the car."

Well, hurry up, maybe you can catch up with Ash for lunch.

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Ye Qingcheng was in a hurry, and he happened to catch up with Ye Qingshu for lunch, and even the county lord of Yanyang, who he thought would definitely be in the way, was not there.

Ye Qingshu felt slightly strange when he saw him, "Brother, why are you here at this time?" ”

When Ye Qingcheng came, he carried his heart all the way, for fear that his brain would be short-circuited as soon as he saw Ye Qingshu, and he would be charming, or he couldn't help but ask about the cave room.

With so many people here, he should always remember to stay calm and decent.

Ye Qingcheng sat down opposite Ye Qingshu and said with a smile, "I went to ask the imperial grandmother to pick a big wedding day for us, and the imperial grandmother chose three days: April 16, May 12 and May 26."

"I only need to check the Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites, and I have to ask the emperor's grandfather to make a decision, I will talk to you."

Hmm, that's an excuse that's good enough, isn't it?

Ye Qingshu nodded, took the dishes and chopsticks handed by Xiao Xi and clothed them for him with his own hands, "In the morning, my mother came and wanted to take me back to the house, but the eldest sister was very reluctant to let me go back, and my leg was inconvenient, so I had to wait for my leg to get better and then go back."

Ye Qingcheng saw that her attitude was natural and her words were casual, as if she had returned to the beginning, the tense nerves all the way slowly relaxed, and he reached out to fill her with a bowl of soup, "Mother is weak, and it is inconvenient to move around outside, I have ordered someone to quickly return to Yingchuan to send a message, and ask my grandfather and father to come back to preside over the overall situation, but I don't know how my father's body is recovering?" ”

Ye Qingshu's expression was slightly cold, "Father mourns his grandmother, grief day and night, his body is not as good as before, I am afraid that he will definitely not be able to come back!" ”

In the previous life, he locked her up for three years and let her recite the scriptures for three years, and in this life, she naturally had to lock him up for three years, so that he could keep his filial piety for three years!

Ye Qingcheng sighed secretly in his heart, but he didn't say anything, only said, "The third sister and the fourth sister should also be prepared, and the marriage will be completed on the next day, this time the third aunt should bring the third sister and the fourth sister back with their grandfather."

Ye Qingshu snorted, and Ye Qingcheng asked, "Why are you dining here alone today?" ”

It stands to reason that she should go to Ye Qingling's place to eat with Ye Qingling, or at least the county lord of Yanyang should come over to accompany her.

"Hua Shizi came, my brother-in-law set up a banquet in Hengyang, and the county lord of Yanyang also went, my legs and feet were inconvenient, so I didn't go to join in the fun."

Hua Shao?

What is he doing here?

Ye Qingcheng immediately had a sense of crisis, but he almost instinctively realized that Hua Shao should not be mentioned too much in front of Ye Qingshu, so he said an understatement and moved the topic to other places.

After the two finished eating, they gossiped while drinking tea as usual, and before they could say a few words, Xiao Xiao came to report that Wen Sanniang was here.

Ye Qingshu raised her eyebrows slightly, she has always had the habit of taking a nap at noon, Ye Qingling also told her yesterday that she would invite Wen Sanniang to come over and teach her needlework around Shenshi in the afternoon, why did she come over at this time?