Invincible son

On the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month, bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

Everywhere in the capital is full of joy, the streets and alleys are filled with New Year's festivities, even the palace has changed from the usual solemnity, the palace people have joyful smiles on their faces, and the nobles continue to hand out rewards. There was laughter all over the place.

The Hou's Mansion of Zhongshan seemed particularly busy, because this was Pei Yue's first New Year's Day in the mansion, and it was his big day in less than a month. The servants decorated the Hou's mansion inside and out to look like Like a fairyland on earth.

Taohua was dressed in a peach red dress, and she looked a bit dignified like a lady, but after seeing Pei Yue, she showed her original shape, holding Pei Yue's hand like a kitten, and asked curiously: "Master, Where's sister Ye?"

Pei Yue smiled and said, "She has something to do and will come back later."

Tao Hua patted her chest and said, "That's good, I thought the young master had offended Sister Ye."

Pei Yue patted the back of her hand and said, "I know you care about the young master, let's go play."

Seeing her disappearing figure as delicate as a swallow, a gentle smile appeared on Pei Yue's face, but his thoughts drifted away.

Ye Qida left Kyoto early in the morning.

……

In the northern suburbs of Kyoto, not far north of the Shouyang Mountain Mine, there is a well-preserved small courtyard among the green valleys.

"Ye Qi, how do we deal with this?"

Chen Xizhi asked with a reddish face while holding a lamb chop.

Ye Qi frowned slightly and said, "Why are you so stupid? Don't you even have the ability to survive?"

Chen Xizhi said helplessly, "I've never cooked before, so of course I don't know how to do this."

Ye Qidao: "Then I said bring the food box directly, but you want me to bring the ingredients, and now you tell me that you don't know how to make it, do you mean to eat it raw?"

Nongyu chuckled and said, "Miss, Miss Ye, you go to the inner room to drink tea, just leave it to me and Mrs. Chen, and I promise you can have dinner in a while."

Chen Xizhi smiled and said, "Okay, then I will thank you all."

Nongyu and another middle-aged woman quickly responded humbly.

Ye Qi was slightly surprised, she had never thought that Chen Xizhi had such a respectful side before.During those years in Hengduan Mountain, Chen Xizhi absolutely couldn't do this. I think the quiet life for more than a year has changed some aspects of her.

Although the small courtyard is well furnished and maintained by Pei Yue all the time, it is not big after all, and Chen Xizhi knew it well within a few days after he moved in.The only difference from the original is that six or seven residential houses were built near the small courtyard, and the people who lived in them were all Pei Yue's confidantes, who were responsible for continuing to monitor Chen Xizhi and also shouldered the task of protection.

"I heard that this is where you and Pei Yue first met?" Chen Xizhi asked with interest after pouring two cups of steaming tea.

Ye Qi sat opposite her, and answered calmly: "Yes."

Chen Xizhi asked curiously: "Since then, have you made up your mind not to marry him?"

Ye Qi said lightly: "I said a long time ago that the relationship between me and Pei Yue is not the idiotic man and woman you imagined. He will not be unable to live because he leaves me, and I will not insist on pestering him to talk about marriage. Marry. Sister, many things are not black and white in your eyes, and most of the time you let nature take its course."

Chen Xizhi shook his head and said, "Why do you have to be so open-minded. If it weren't for you, Pei Yue wouldn't be a first-class prince, and he would have become a bone in Qishan Chong."

Ye Qi didn't refute this sentence, but asked softly: "You haven't let go yet?"

Chen Xizhi smiled and said, "So what if I don't put it down? I can't even cut lamb chops now, and besides Nongyu and Aunt Chen, you are all my eyeliners. Even without these people staring at me, what can I do? Chen's money In your hands, those people have already died and scattered, and I have long been a useless person."

Ye Qi said gently but firmly: "Senior sister, don't test me, let alone pretend to be weak, I know your ability better than anyone else. Even if you have no power to restrain a chicken, as long as you have enough Time and space, you can still do things that many people don't expect."

The smile on Chen Xizhi's face froze, and he asked helplessly, "Are you really going to imprison me forever?"

Ye Qi tilted his head slightly, and answered irrelevantly, "That's why I came here specially to spend this New Year with you."

Chen Xizhi blinked and asked, "Rest here at night?"

Ye Qi shook his head and said, "After lunch with you, I'm going back to Kyoto."

Chen Xizhi wanted to sarcastically, but when he saw the sincere expression on her face, he felt soft in his heart, and sighed: "Forget it, anyway, since I was young, I couldn't persuade you, and of course you couldn't persuade me either. Years have passed, and I finally regained some of the feeling of being in the mountains, so that's enough."

A look of melancholy flashed across Ye Qi's eyes.

Chen Xizhi changed the topic: "You tell Pei Yue that he can take the Chen family's millions of taels of silver as he pleases. But please remember, my purpose of doing this is not because of him, but... it is my gift to my junior sister. I hope he can treat you well as always. I know my words don’t carry much weight now, but if he betrays you in the future, even if I’m a ghost, I won’t let him go.”

Ye Qi was slightly startled, and said after a long time: "Okay, I will tell him."

Chen Xizhi said softly: "He took time out of Qinyuan and Xiangyun's running water, and shifted his focus to the state capital below. It seems that he has made plans to rebel in the future?"

Ye Qi was not surprised that she had such keen observation skills and rich associative skills, and said calmly on the face: "Rebelling by a business name? You shouldn't be such a naive person."

Chen Xizhi smiled, and said nonchalantly: "Do you still remember what I said before I committed suicide in front of the City God Temple in Xingyang City? Pei Yue will definitely rebel. I hope that when he kills Liu Zheng in the future, he can chop more for me. One knife."

Ye Qi remained silent.

Holding the teacup in both hands, Chen Xizhi took a sip and said with a smile, "I suddenly don't hate him anymore, because he is more suitable for these things than me."

She paused, and said softly: "Please tell Pei Yue that if he needs to establish a relationship in the Southern Dynasty, maybe I can provide him with some help. Of course, it's best for him to come to me for an interview."

Ye Qi didn't think much about it at first, because she knew that Chen Xizhi had borrowed [-] elite soldiers from Nan Zhou, which showed that she had a very close relationship with those martial arts of Nan Zhou.But looking at Chen Xizhi's meaningful smile, she suddenly had a feeling that things might not be as simple as they appeared on the surface.

Thinking of this, Ye Qi said calmly: "Okay, I will tell Pei Yue."

Nongyu's happy voice came from outside: "Miss, it's time to prepare dinner."

The banquet was very sumptuous, and the atmosphere during the banquet was also very harmonious.

It's just that no one expected that Chen Xizhi would get drunk very quickly.

Ye Qi sent her back to the bedroom, gave Nongyu a few words and left in a hurry. She had to rush back to the capital. Pei Yue and relatives in the Hou Mansion were waiting for her for the New Year's Eve dinner.

After the bedroom became quiet, Chen Xizhi slowly opened his eyes.

Sigh lightly.

"Mother, it seems that I will be able to see you soon..."