After Xu Yunyan and Hou Xujunji discussed some matters on how to welcome His Highness the Crown Prince, it didn't take long for there to be whistles and some cheerful sounds outside the gate.
The moment the sound sounded, Xu Yunyan and Hou Junji looked at each other, and they knew that Prince Li Chengqian had arrived.
Then the two men nodded to indicate that they were ready and quickly came out.
The prince's demeanor has not diminished much just because he got married and came back to visit, he still has the same kind of guards and related service personnel.
When Hou Junji and Li Chengqian met for the first time, Hou Junji took the lead, and many people paid homage to Li Chengqian. After Li Chengqian accepted their salute, he hurriedly returned another salute to Hou Junji.
"My son-in-law Chengqian has met my father-in-law."
"Okay, okay."
Hou Junji was very happy and waved his hand, "Your Highness, please."
After Hou Junji said these words, Hou Junji's daughter Hou Xiaomei did not enter the courtyard as openly as before. Instead, she followed Li Chengqian closely. After Hou Junji let them enter the courtyard, The youngest daughter followed Li Chengqian into the courtyard in a coy manner.
As the Crown Prince and Crown Princess entered the Hou Mansion, a group of serving maids quickly walked in behind them and served there.
As for the prince's guards surrounding the Hou Mansion tightly, there would be no danger, and among these guards, the leader was Liu Ye.
Xu Yunyan looked at Liu Ye waving to him. Liu Ye looked like he didn't see it, staring at dangers that might appear at any time. Seeing this, Xu Yunyan didn't feel anything else, but felt good in his heart.
"This guy is doing his job very well now, very good!"
After everyone was supposed to stand guard and serve on the road, Hou Junji led Li Chengqian and Hou Xiaomei towards the backyard. The other people who were supposed to serve included several subordinate officials of the East Palace. Although they were in the East Palace However, Li Chengqian had too many subordinate officials and could not recognize them all. He only knew that he was an official of the East Palace.
Seeing that they were about to follow the prince to the backyard, Xu Yunyan hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.
"Everyone, this is a family matter between Hou Dajun and the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. Let's not get involved. Let's eat something and drink some water together in the front yard."
Hou Junji led the prince and princess to the backyard without saying a word. Xu Yunyan was blocking these people here, so they did not dare to rush over rashly.
They knew that Xu Yunyan was Li Chengqian's master. Li Chengqian respected him very much, and what he said was very reasonable.
Now that the entire Hou Mansion is surrounded by the Crown Prince's guards, what danger could there be? What's more, Hou Junji is the prince's father-in-law, how can he still be disadvantageous to the prince? What's more, this general's military force is extraordinary, and there is no problem in protecting the safety of His Royal Highness.
Once you have a plan, you have a strategy.
A group of officials from the Prince's Palace were here to entertain Xu Yunyan, "Then I'll chat here together, excuse me for disturbing you."
After the polite greetings, there was a pleasant scene, where Xu Yunyan and they ate the melon and fruit desserts prepared in the Hou Mansion, and drank tea, which was very pleasant.
On the Prince Li Chengqian's side, when he happily returned to his father-in-law's house, Xu Yunyan also had a good time here, and Li Dejiang and Zhang Ping, who took Zhang Ping to stroll around the bustling areas of Chang'an City, were also there. A happy one.
The happier you are, the more unexpected things happen.
Just when they were in front of a stall, Li Dejiang bought some beautiful hairpins for Zhang Ping and inserted them into his hair. The passers-by couldn't praise enough. This is when the man is really chic and the woman is beautiful. There were several young men in rich clothes walking past them.
"Hey, isn't this someone's top card? Why are you here? I heard that you were ransomed?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the young men next to him nodded.
"Yes, it's really her.
I remember that in order to see her, my brothers spent a lot of money, but I didn't expect that she would be ransomed. "
"Look who is so bold as to redeem the person we like."
When these dandies said this, Zhang Ping was so frightened that her face turned pale.
She is most afraid that her current identity will be exposed by others, and these noble men in front of her were all greedy for her body, but they failed, and finally Zhang Ping fell into the arms of Li Dejiang.
However, Li Dejiao was not a freeloader. Although he was a weak scholar, he was still a young master from a general's family and had a temper.
"Where did the wild dogs come from and bark freely here?"
This sentence instantly made the scene full of excitement.
These young men in fine clothes were not cheap. After they were provoked by Li Deqiang, they hurriedly came forward and surrounded them. When they had just gathered around to prepare to embarrass Li Dejiang, there was another dandy in the distance. The same young man passed by here.
"Hey, brothers, you are so polite. What a coincidence, we meet here again."
And when these people heard this mean voice, they turned around and saw that it was Mr. Qi who was the representative of the famous dandy in the capital. It’s just that although you are a dandy, you have never bullied good men, bullied men and women, and you have done everything. You love me.
By doing this, no one could find any chance to embarrass him. Seeing that Mr. Qi was coming, these guys in rich clothes hurriedly handed over to Mr. Qi.
"It turns out it's Mr. Qi. It's been a long time since we last met. Why was he released after being grounded at home by the county magistrate for half a year?"
Mr. Qi said proudly, "Isn't that right? I have been studying non-stop for the past six months to prepare for the imperial examination. When I come out, I really miss you all brothers."
When Mr. Qi said this, everyone laughed, but in a blink of an eye, they pointed at Zhang Ping who was standing with Li Dejiang and said.
"Master Qi, look at this, isn't this Xiaoping, the top name in that place? Now that she has been redeemed by this guy, should we buy it again and be happy?"
Zhang Ping was so frightened that she turned pale. When Master Qi heard this, he turned his head and saw Li Dejiao and was instantly frightened.
"Nonsense, do you know who this is? This is the second young master in the Li family of Duke Wei. You will get into trouble if you act like this."
When Mr. Qi said this, these dandy young men in brocade clothes were instantly frightened. They nodded here and began to apologize.
"It turns out that he is the young master from the Weiguo family. We are disrespectful and disrespectful. I hope you will not argue with us."
These people can work together with Mr. Qi. They are not high-ranking officials and respect Mr. Qi. The most they can come into contact with is the fifth-rank magistrate of Chang'an County, right?
Although this man felt unwilling to accept Li Dejiao's identity after he knew it, he had no way to go against Li Dejiao. His status was at stake here, so he had no choice but to apologize and admit his mistake.
His status is lower than others, so he has no choice but to act like this. Otherwise, if his status does not match what he is doing, he will get into trouble.
Li Dejiang looked at them and did not intend to argue with them, so he pulled Zhang Ping out of the crowd and continued to wander on the street.
It's just that maybe the scene just happened so suddenly that Zhang Ping no longer wanted to wander around in this lively street, and kept begging Li Dejiang to go back.
"Sir, let's go back. I don't want to cause trouble to you."
"Okay, then let's go back."
But just as the two of them were about to walk back, Mr. Qi had disappeared. He might have gone to look for a book to read again or went back to his mansion to read in preparation for the imperial examination. However, the other people gathered together and walked there. The muttering happened to be heard by Li Dejiang again.
"You said that the young master of the Li family would not just buy her and play with it and then throw it away? In that case, we still have a chance, but we are afraid that the young master of the Li family would take her back and make her a concubine. In that case, we would not have any chance. Opportunity.”
One of them said that he had a chance, and the other was very reluctant. He made such a comment, which made everyone feel very embarrassed.
Just when these people here were thinking that one of them might have a chance to practice, but here they felt that there should be no chance, everyone here couldn't help but sigh. Li Dejiang passed by and Zhang Ping was a little angry when they heard this. .
When Li Dejiang was about to go up to argue with them, Zhang Ping pulled him.
"Forget it, young master, let's go back quickly."
Li Dejiang also knew what Zhang Ping was worried about now, so he pulled Zhang Ping back. When passing by some stalls selling rare and small items, he did not stop here and quickly walked forward to Xu Yunyan's. Return to the mansion.
As everyone was doing what they were supposed to do, Li Dejiao was a little confused.
He needs to find Xu Yunyan quickly to help solve the problem. The charm of this card is infinite. If it is recognized by others now, it will be recognized by others in the future. This is a huge trouble.
However, after Zhang Ping and Li Dejiang quickly returned to Xu Yunyan's residence, Xu Yunyan finally managed the prince's return visit to Hou Junji's residence beautifully, and no one expressed any dissatisfaction.
But His Highness the Crown Prince refused to leave, and this group of people had no choice but to wait here until His Highness the Crown Prince was sent away after lunch. As usual, you can leave at that time, right?
When Xu Yunyan returned to his home after eating and drinking, he couldn't help but step forward when he saw Li Dejiang, who was walking back and forth anxiously, and Zhang Ping, who was sitting on a stool and sobbing from time to time.
"What's going on? Li Dejiao, did you bully Miss Zhang?"
Xu Yunyan suddenly shouted loudly. Li Dejia and Zhang Ping were not afraid at all. Instead, they were instantly happy. Even Zhang Ping, who had been crying just now, was laughing now.
"General Lee!"
"Brother Li Ying."
After the two people called them different names, Li Dejiang continued to talk.
"You are finally back. We have encountered a problem, and only you can solve it for us."
"Ah? You have encountered another problem. What problem have you encountered? Hasn't Master already agreed to your marriage? Are there any problems that have not been solved?"
Xu Yunyan looked at him and asked curiously, and Li Dejiao couldn't help but talk about their encounter today, which made Xu Yunyan a little bit dumbfounded.
"There is only one way to stop people from connecting Miss Zhang Ping with this card."
"A way?"
"Yes! This top card must die, and only after the top card dies, no one will associate Zhang Ping with this top card."
"What do you mean?"
Li Dejiang was instantly frightened.
"You want my Ping'er to die. It's impossible, it's impossible. Even if I don't become the young master of the Li family and let myself be ruined, I won't let such a change happen to Ping'er."
Seeing how anxious Li De was, Xu Yunyan spread his hands.
"That was not what I meant."
"That's not what you mean. What do you mean? Doesn't the number one person who dies from illness have to die first? What is your intention? I still treat you as a friend despite the Li De Award."
"Can't you just listen to what I have to say?"
Xu Yunyan said this with a bit of resentment when he saw Li Dejiao being irritable here.
