After hearing this, Li Shi hurriedly walked past, crossed the covered bridge, and turned towards Weilan Garden. At the fork in the road, he looked through the flowers and saw the embroidered building not far away. He only lit a dim lamp and everything was quiet.
"When I came back this time, no one greeted me. Ru'er and Kuike were not seen, and Xian'er didn't come either."
The waiter Oriko was a discerning man, and he quickly replied: "My lord, my family didn't know you were coming back. It's late at night, so they are naturally quiet."
Li Shi walked around waving his hands behind his back, feeling angry.
"My lord, the eldest lady is in her confinement. The third girl has not been seen in Yaowen Garden in recent days. The second girl is not feeling well and is with the king. The eldest young man has not returned to the Zhang family. The young lady must be in the eldest lady's room. Take care of Wu Lang, and also, Fourth Young Master must be still reading and writing at this time."
He paused, crossed his arms and said, "Everyone is busy with their own business, and they don't care about me at all! I've been riding a horse for more than a month, and I'm exhausted. I didn't even eat dinner today. Just...just go down, have a dinner party, and call the masters to come."
He calmed down slightly again: "I went and invited the king myself to drink some wine!"
Orizi secretly rejoiced and replied cleverly: "The master will go to the eldest lady's room to rest first, and the slave will go to prepare a small banquet immediately."
Everyone dispersed, Li Shi glanced at the dim lamp high up across the flower garden, waved his long-sleeved shirt and entered the eldest lady's courtyard.
"Oh, my son, it's so heavy!" Li Shi entered the room and immediately went to the crib, dismissed the maid who was taking care of Fifth Young Master, and picked up his precious son.
"Do you know how much Young Master weighed when he was born?" His eyebrows almost flew up with joy, and he asked the wet nurse while teasing his son's cheek.
"As far as I'm concerned, Master, it's exactly seven pounds!" the wet nurse replied.
"It's heavier than when Xian'er was born. His eyebrows and eyes look like an old man's. With his broad face, he will definitely be an official in the future!" He held his son and walked back and forth in front of the couch, without even going to the couch to say hello. His wife, who worked hard to give birth to a child for him, was alone in the joy of having a child.
Kyouto never glanced at him. In the tent, she looked at the curtain above her head in trance. Her empty eyes were a little sad. The senior female official came in, placed her decoction, and bowed respectfully to Li Shi.
"Young man is strong, but being a mother is hard work. It hurts all night long to give birth for three hours. My lord, you are such a loving father. You couldn't stop looking at your son when you came back, but did you see any flowers?"
Mr. Gao was a straight man, and he said whatever he saw without hesitation. He looked respectful, but his words were full of thorns. Li Shi's face suddenly turned red, and he raised his head and became angry.
"When the slave was with the Imperial Concubine in the palace, he witnessed his majesty giving birth to the empress. He didn't close his eyes all night. After the empress gave birth to the princess, his majesty sighed that it was not easy to be a mother. He immediately named the empress, gave gold and silver, and even personally Give me some decoction."
The senior female official took a step closer, took the tray and placed it on the low case. Then she opened the bed curtains, helped up the weak and haggard Kyouto, and fed her the decoction with a smile: "Speaking of which, my lord, you are still busy. There were so many things going on in your day. When the second girl was born, you were so busy that you never showed up. You didn’t send anyone to take care of mother and daughter. King Yong sent someone. When the fourth son was born, you fell asleep tired from waiting. These five days It's good for you, young man, once we get pregnant together and give birth to a child, you'll be just teasing the baby as if you were here to visit someone."
Li Shi blushed brightly, placed the baby in the crib, sat on the edge of the bed and said, "I was so happy that I took another look at Xiao Wu. Thank you for your hard work, madam!"
"My lord, you have worked so hard. My wife has not worked as hard as my lord. My lord went all the way to Hebei, and it was a bumpy journey. Now that he is back, he seems to be radiant. The soil and water of the south really nourishes people!"
Li Shi was speechless after the quarrelsome high-ranking official said a few words. He gently held Gongren's hand, took a fine jade pendant from her waist and placed it in her palm, saying: "My lady has worked hard, my lady has worked hard, yes It's my husband's fault that I went to Jingzhou and couldn't be by your side to take care of you, but now that I'm back, I will take good care of you."
Gong Renwei sneered lightly and replied gently: "Such valuable things should be given to those who want to give them."
"Honey, take it, take it!"
He did not
After saying a few words, he stood up and said, "Madam, Xiao Wu just called the word "Jing"! I have already thought about it. "
Kyouto nodded expressionlessly and said, "Li Jingke, okay! Jingke, Jingke!"
As she spoke, she lowered her head for some unknown reason. After giving birth to the child, she seemed to be depressed. She stayed on the bed to recuperate, which seemed to have wiped away her previous joy in life, and she became sad.
"Madam, I have prepared a small banquet. You must not have eaten anything yet, so just have a meal together as a family!"
After Gongren answered, he got out of bed with Mo Ying's help, dressed up in front of the bronze mirror, wore pearls and green clothes, and followed Li Shi to the main hall. There is a long Eight Immortals table in the main hall, which is also equipped with eight short pillars. On the table, precious delicacies and jade are placed one after another, and everyone has arrived.
Li Shi walked in, first looked at Wan Yanyong supporting the weak Qing Ya, and then said with a smile: "I would like to say hello to the king. I haven't seen you for a long time. I want to ask about the king's health."
"Uncle, please get up, everything is well with the lonely king! I haven't even congratulated my uncle on the wedding yet! When my cousin has a full moon, the lonely king will prepare a good gift to congratulate him!" He helped Li Shi up personally.
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. Come on, Your Majesty, please sit down quickly. Come and sit down!" Li Shi immediately invited him to take a seat.
Qingya looked a little unhappy. When she saw her mother, she went up to ask her a few words, but Li Shi waved to her: "Qingya, sit next to the king!"
She had no choice but to give up and sit quietly next to Wan Yanyong, looking at the table full of food in trance.
"Qingya, how are you doing? Have you seen the imperial doctor?" Li Shi took the handkerchief presented by the waiter and wiped his hands.
"Ya'er drank from time to time in the spring, and her vitality was damaged by the cold at night. She got better for a while, but the autumn rains these days have soaked her bones, and she fell ill again. Look at her little face, there is no trace of blood. None," he gently lifted her hair from her temples and gently stroked her delicate skin.
"Your Majesty! Don't do this. This table...isn't good!" She smiled slightly, pulled her face back, and held back her hair shyly.
Li Shi took the hot towel down and smiled: "What's wrong with that, young man, how about being more intimate? Besides, this is your husband."
Qingya didn't answer. She looked at her mother, Kui Ke, Zai Tan Tan, Qing Ru, and Xian Ke. They all had no smiles on their faces and sneered at Li Shi's words.
"Tell me about this illness. The wedding should not have been postponed. Because I was married to your brother's house, I took good care of myself. The damage to my vitality meant that I couldn't take good care of it for a while. Because of this, the wedding was postponed until the end of the year. , there will be no one to hold happy events in the cold winter!"
His sharp eyes looked her up and down, making her extremely uneasy.
"Uncle, let's let Qingya get better before we talk about this matter. It won't take more than a while!"
"Come on, your Majesty! Anyway, Qingya! My family is all here today, and I'm going to talk ugly things first. You are now a married woman, and you can no longer have any unclear relationships with outsiders. , My Li family has always had an upright family tradition, you should understand!"
"I have taught you how to be knowledgeable and rational since you were a child. You are also a famous lady in the capital. Now that you are going to join the royal family, you must restrain yourself. You must not let your stubborn temper lead to disrespect for the king!"
Li Shi watched everyone picking up vegetables and eating, and lectured Qing Ya on the table, with a slightly stern tone, and said solemnly. Qing Ya kept answering yes on her face, and she wanted to crush the silk under her hands.
"Eat quickly!" He motioned for her to eat.
"Uncle, stop talking, stop talking. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so let's have some drinks!" Wan Yanyong saw her drooping eyebrows, so he held Li Shi's shoulders and pulled them away. topic.
Li Shi raised his hand to take the jug and pour the wine. When he raised his head, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a pity quietly behind Qingya. Qingya turned away slightly and went over, covering her face with a silk scarf to look at her. Things were arranged, Xiyi nodded slightly. This scene was seen by Li Shi, who was pouring wine while rolling his eyes, looking at the expressions of everyone in the room, and then calmed down to think about it. At this time, the wine had filled the porcelain cup, and the overflowing wine splashed Wan's face. Yong Yishen.
"Uncle, what are you thinking about! The wine is so full that it's overflowing!"
"Oh, your Majesty, please atone, I am an old man
Things are in a trance, sin, sin! ” He paused and quickly took the silk to wipe Wan Yanyong’s gown.
"It doesn't matter! Uncle, you must be too tired, so you are distracted. My nephew should pour you a drink!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I'm a little confused. I want to go out for a walk and have a drink with Your Majesty again!" Li Shi came up with a plan.
"Okay, uncle, go quickly!"
After leaving the banquet for a while, he stood on the corridor and looked at the flower pavilion with his hands behind his back. He felt that the scene where Qingya and Xiyi looked at each other just now was quite meaningful, as if they were planning something unknown behind their backs. He walked out again and came to the intersection of Weilan Garden. There were several osmanthus trees in front of the court. Not far to the left was the elegant Embroidery Tower.
He suddenly thought of something, so he called to Konnu and said, "You have been in the mansion these days. Have you seen Prince Qi again?"
Jinnu was someone close to the late wife, so when asked this question, he naturally showed no mercy and said in a roundabout way: "No, the girl is often with the king, just... the day when King Qi went to Bianjing. On that day, the girl said she wanted to go horse riding with Miss Xiyi to the south of the city. They went out for a trip, and I don’t know if the girl saw him again."
Li Shi, who was already suspicious by nature, heard this and sat down on the porch. He picked up a sprig of osmanthus and rolled it in front of his nose. He stared at a place with his eyes narrowed. The waiter came up and added: "Miss After leaving that day, the king came to visit the girl. He went out to look for her when he saw no one. When he came back, the king was very sad. When the girl came back, they had a big quarrel, and the king went back sadly. I won’t come to Li’s house for two months!”
"I heard the servant girl from Weilan Garden say..." Qi Houren paused deliberately.
"What did you say?"
"Say, King Riki had a private meeting with the girl in the south of the city that day, and the girl had already handed over... her innocent body!"
"Presumptuous!" He crumpled the flower branches into a ball and threw them on the ground angrily.
