Chapter 655: Child's Play
Tao'er was the first to get out of the carriage, and then asked someone to bring a footstool.
The other girls helped Zhao Fuling out, and Zhao Fuling looked up and saw the two big characters "Du Fu" on the mansion.
"It's the Du family?"
Zhao Fuling was very surprised, and as soon as the words fell, she saw Du Qiushi, who she hadn't seen for a long time, walking out of the gate.
The originally thin and thin boy is now like a spring willow branch, quietly budding and growing stronger.
He wore a royal blue round-necked robe, his hair was tiared, and he had a strong bookish smell all over his body.
Seeing Zhao Fuling at this time, she smiled shyly as before, and then bowed her hand and said hello: "Sister."
Zhao Fuling looked at his ruddy and healthy face and laughed.
"It's been a while since you've been back in Beijing, how do you feel now?"
When Li Jingmo returned to Beijing from Lin'an, Ying Qi, Du Qiushi and others followed. The complicated affairs in Shangjing may not be able to be handled by the two brothers alone, so Du Qiushi should have made a lot of efforts.
Sure enough, Du Qiushi smiled and said, "I don't have much work in my hands, so everything is fine, I wonder if Sister A's road will go smoothly?"
"All the best." Zhao Fuling said, turning her head to look at the other side.
Li Jingmo also dismounted, and stood beside Li Zhen, looking at them with gentle eyebrows.
The courtiers didn't come here, only Li Jingmo and Li Zhen followed. Their wives and children are all here, so the two of them naturally have to watch Zhao Fuling and the others settle down before they can rest assured.
Xu Yingrong got out of the car with the support of the little maid, and after glancing at Li Zhen, she hurriedly blushed and avoided her gaze.
The husband and wife have been separated for a long time, although they already have children, but now, somehow, they suddenly have a sense of shyness in young love.
Doudou ran over again with a smile, leaning on his father very affectionately.
Li Jingmo came over and said, "The affairs in the palace have not been completely settled, and Ah Ling has been wronged to live here in Qiushi first. When everything is ready, I will take you into the palace."
After a pause, he said to Xu Yingrong, "The eldest brother's palace is also being renovated, so I can only grieve the sister-in-law to live here first."
Xu Yingrong didn't feel aggrieved at all.
After all, Li Zhen must be very busy now, and he can't take care of their mother and son. It was the first time she had come to a strange place like Shangjing, so staying with Zhao Fuling was the most secure.
Zhao Fuling didn't feel aggrieved, she didn't like the palace very much, but felt that living outside the palace had a sense of life.
Du Mansion is very large, and the environment inside must not be bad, if you are bored, you can go to the street to go around, it is much better than the deep palace.
So both of them showed happy smiles on their faces, which made the Li Zhen brothers a little confused for a while.
Everyone entered the gate of Du's mansion, and there was already a housekeeper leading everyone to the guest house.
Because it is the uncle's house, Li Jingmo and Li Zhen often came to this house when they were young, and the two of them also had a special courtyard.
Li Jingmo simply took Zhao Fuling to his yard, and Xu Yingrong followed him to Li Zhen's yard.
The courtyard of the two brothers is very close, and it is only separated by a courtyard wall, and from Li Jingmo's side, you can still see the branches of trees extending from the courtyard over there.
Due to the heavy snow in the past few days, there are some snow marks left on the thick branches.
Zhao Fuling glanced at it a few more times and asked Li Jingmo, "What kind of tree is that?"
Li Jingmo glanced at it and said with a smile, "Furong."
"Fleur?" Zhao Lingling knew why Li Jingmo was smiling, and it could be regarded as just catering to Xu Yingrong's name.
Furong in the courtyard welcomes the return of the hostess, which sounds very romantic.
Li Jingmo saw that Zhao Fuling's eyes lit up a little, and asked with a smile, "What tree do you like, I'll plant a few for you in this courtyard."
Zhao Fuling looked around and found that the layout of the two courtyards was about the same size. But Li Jingmo's courtyard is bare, not only is there no flowers and trees, but even half of the courtyard has been opened up as a martial arts training ground.
Sure enough, the temperament of the two brothers is intercepted
It's the opposite.
"No need." Zhao Fuling went down to the house with the help of Tao'er, and said as she walked, "It's winter, and I can't plant anything. If I want to see the view, I can go outside in the little garden."
Since Li Ce took the throne, the Du family's house has been sealed.
There was no one living in the back, so it was left empty for a whole year, and although the flowers and trees inside were a little barren, they were not damaged.
This time, Du Qiushi came back early, firstly, to help Li Zhen and Li Jingmo do things, and secondly, to take a break from his house. Fortunately, there is no major dilapidation in the house, just tidy up.
Zhao Fuling walked around, and finally waited for Xiaoyue to move a recliner over, then squinted and lazily basked in the sun at the door.
Li Jingmo covered her with several layers, and told the people below to burn charcoal.
Zhao Fuling hurriedly said: "The earth dragon in the house is burning, and if you burn charcoal again, you can't heat people to death?"
"I'm afraid you'll catch a cold." Li Jingmo said and touched Zhao Fuling's palm, which was really hot, which made everyone stop making charcoal.
Zhao Fuling asked him, "When will you go back to the palace to deal with things?"
"In about an hour, I'll go with my brother."
"Which of you two brothers will ascend the throne and become emperor is still undecided, right?"
Li Jingmo shook his head.
The DPRK and China are now divided into two factions, one faction adheres to the system of heirs and supports Li Zhen's ascension.
There is also a faction, which is dominated by military generals led by the Beifu Army, who feel that most of this country was defeated by Li Jingmo. Li Jingmo is also a son-in-law, and the crown prince Li Zhen also injured his leg, so it should be Li Jingmo who is on top.
The two sides argue every day, and until now, there is no definite answer.
Zhao Fuling asked, "Didn't you two give a result directly?"
"Nope." When Li Jingmo said this, he couldn't help laughing, "Among the courtiers who support my brother, there are a few old ministers in the age of sixties. These men are sworn to defend their brother's position, and if his brother does not take the throne, they will be forced to die......
Li Jingmo raised his forehead and smiled: "So this matter is deadlocked, and my brother also said that let them fight for themselves. When the time comes, which faction will prevail, and which faction will ascend to the throne."
Zhao Fuling: "......"
Is it really not child's play to be an emperor like this?
"But what if the struggle between the two factions intensifies, and finally hurts the courtiers, no matter who you and the crown prince are emperors, there will always be people who contradict each other?"
Li Jingmo let go of his hand and said with a light smile: "To put it bluntly, these people are actually people from my mother's lineage, but there is a disagreement between me and my brother. Although there are endless arguments now, I will still serve Daqi after taking the position."
"Those old ministers have contributed to Daqi, and they have also made great contributions. We can't force them to do something just because of their status. For the sake of today, it is to consume first. When the throne is vacant for too long, they themselves start to worry, and they will naturally give in."