Inside the backyard of the Guogong Mansion.

Li Qinzai had a courtyard where he lived alone, and after leaving Beijing, Cui Jie and Buck'er moved in.

The courtyard is not large, the house is quite simple inside and outside, two master's wings, two cottages where the servants live, and a separate kitchen.

In the coldest part of winter, there is a charcoal stove in the house, and the fire is blazing, and a chimney extends from the top of the stove to the outside.

This chimney is also an invention of Li Qinzai, which is said to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning or something, Cui Jie heard the fog cover at the time, and she didn't know what carbon monoxide was.

So Li Qinzai referred to it as tobacco poison, and now Cui Jie understood, and understood that what can detoxify tobacco must be a good thing, and he is not afraid of poisoning when he sleeps at night with a fire.

At this time, Buckwheat was snuggling up to the fire, sleeping deeply.

The fire toasted his face red, like two big apples, and people couldn't help but want to take a bite.

Buckwheat is very busy every day, in addition to the daily homework that Li Qinzai explained before leaving, Cui Jie also urged him to practice calligraphy and stroke the piano.

Li Tao would occasionally call him to the study, hold him on his lap, pull a book on the art of war, and teach him the art of war in the most plain language.

The Chinese New Year is approaching, Li Siwen and his wife also returned to Chang'an from Runzhou, which is even more lively, the couple almost every day holds buckwheat and refuses to let go, and snorts on his face.

While loving Buckwheat, Li Cui's is also very concerned about Cui Jie's belly, and has asked several times whether she is pregnant, and Cui Jie tells her that she is not pregnant every time.

Li Cui's face was suddenly disappointed, and Cui Jie asked her helplessly, your son is on a long business trip, and I secretly poked and poked his belly at home, isn't it very suitable?

Only then did Li Cuishi realize that it was indeed very inappropriate, so he immediately put away his disappointed expression and continued to look forward to it.

There is also an uncle, Li Jingye, a future British prince who is even more handsome than Li Qinzai, who can eat, drink, and have fun.

Fortunately, buckwheat is still young, Li Jingye did not dare to risk the world's disapproval to take him to the Qinglou to drink flower wine, but also often teach buckwheat to ride horses, and occasionally take him out of the city to hunt, a large and a small two with bows and arrows and slingshots to fight a lot of pheasants and hares, when Li Jingye returned home, he was chased and killed by the angry Li Taoman in the yard.

But in contrast, Buckwheat likes to play with this uncle, he firmly believes that the uncle is the best person in the world, more than his father can play, his father is too lazy, most of the time like a paralyzed patient with half body, lying on his back, very boring.

The family is too big, and Buckwheat is very busy, and his daily schedule is fuller than his father's.

Looking at Buckwheat's sleeping little face, Cui Jie smiled at the corner of her mouth, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch it gently, soft and tender, and extremely pitying.

The child's skin was pink and tender, and a gentle pinch seemed to be able to overflow water, Cui Jie couldn't help but rejoice, and pinched it again......

Buck'er was finally pinched awake, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and saw that it was Cui Jie, and couldn't help but say, "What did Auntie do?" ”

Cui Jie chuckled: "Don't do anything, I like to pinch your face, and when you grow up, your face will not be so tender." ”

Buckwheat didn't know how precious the word "tender" was, but she obediently stretched out her face and said, "Auntie likes to pinch a few more times, but don't use too much......

Cui Jie giggled, not polite, rubbing Buck's face with both hands, kneading his face into various distorted shapes, Buckwheat didn't struggle, let her rub it.

"Alright, get dressed, there's good news for today, guess what." Cui Jie blinked and smiled.

Buck's Er suddenly became energetic, and blurted out without thinking: "Does Uncle want to take me out of the city for a safari?" ”

Cui Jie was stunned, pointed at his head hatefully, and said, "In the future, don't play those nameless things with your uncle, and read more is the right way." ”

Buckwheat said dejectedly: "Then what other good news?" Won't you have to practice calligraphy again? ”

Cui Jie snorted and said, "Your father has been out for more than three months, but you don't even ask, you have no conscience." ”

Buck's eyes widened, and she said in surprise: "Dad has returned to Chang'an?" ”

Cui Jie was also full of joy, and said: "The trilogy has returned home to report, and your father has returned to Chang'an." At this time, he was edicted to enter the palace to report on his work, and after the debriefing, he would go home, prepare quickly, wear the best clothes, and welcome your father back. ”

Buckwheat jumped up from the bed, he didn't care about the beautiful clothes, but dragged out a string of pheasants and hares killed with slingshots from under the entrance outside the door, but fortunately the weather was cold, and the dead prey did not stink.

Cui Jieqiao's face suddenly turned white: "You...... When did you hide these things under the hallway? How long have you been hiding? ”

Buck'er proudly straightened her chest: "This is the prey I shot with my own hands with a slingshot, of course I have to show my father, and when my father comes back, I will sacrifice my prisoner to my father." ”

Thinking that the corpses of these prey were hidden under the living room, Cui Jie took a deep breath and kept muttering to herself.

It's not biological, it's not biological, wait for his father to come back and beat him......

Hurriedly put on a new set of clothes for the New Year, Cui Jie carefully tidied up the clothes belt for him, and couldn't help but rub his little face, and said with a smile: "It's really my Li family's handsome son, I don't know how many girls will be lost when I grow up, but don't learn from your uncle who is obsessed with Fengyue all day long, and has a bad reputation." ”

Buck Er said puzzledly: "What is 'Fengyue'?" ”

Cui Jie poked his head and said, "Don't ask, you'll know when you grow up." ”

After Buckwheat got dressed, she ran out of the house and came to the front yard, and then sat on the stone steps outside the gate of the Guogong Mansion, holding her chin with both hands, and obediently waited for Li Qinzai to go home.

Cui Jie sat alone in the room for a while, the smile on her face couldn't be hidden, after more than three months of lovesickness, the family was finally reunited today.

Thinking of the inevitable love and joy of the night after Li Qinzai came back, Cui Jie was expectant and shy, and her toes were red.

Calling the maid to boil water, Cui Jie took a bath before Li Qinzai came back, changed into a set of best-looking clothes after washing, and stuffed a sachet into her arms to let the skin of her body absorb the smell of the sachet.

When husband and wife reunite, the sense of ceremony is very important and must be paid attention to.

The moonlight must be beautiful tonight.

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Taiji Palace, Anren Palace.

Before Li Qinzai reached the gate of the palace, he saw Li Zhi wearing a yellow robe and a fox on his shoulders, standing under the stone steps outside the hall, looking at him with a smile on his face, his gentle and kind gaze, as if he could melt the ice and snow in the pass.

Next to Li Zhi, the Empress Wu was also dressed in gorgeous clothes, looking at Li Qinzai with a smile.

Li Qinzai was taken aback, the Tianjia couple personally stood outside the palace gate to greet the courtiers, this kind of standard is only the treatment that only the founding elders can have.

Li Qinzai hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, the queen, the ministers are ordered to send an envoy to the northwest, and Your Majesty and the queen go out of the palace to greet each other, and the ministers are also tormented." ”