Jiaochu

Chapter 127 New Year’s Eve Palace Banquet ([-])

"Lingxi, why are you hiding here? You scared me to death." Ye Xingye patted his frightened little heart.

Ye Lingxi stared at the slightly discolored face, looked up at the sky and said, "The weather is so nice~"

Ye Xingye looked at the sky with a blank look on his face, suddenly remembered something, turned around and looked around, and asked shyly with a smile: "Lingxi, did you take that thing I gave you before? I want to Give it to the Yan family’s sister yourself.”

Ye Lingxi was busy with Zhao Ce's affairs last night and forgot to send something. Feeling ashamed, she neatly untied the small purse she was wearing and took out the wooden carved rabbit and handed it over, and then said: "Third brother, if If Sister Yan doesn’t accept it, just give it to me.”

Ye Xingye was stunned for a moment. He hadn't thought about whether the other party would accept it or not. He felt a little discouraged and hesitated for a moment whether he should give it away.

"Third brother, it's useless for you to think about it now. Sister Yan wants you to give the things away whether she accepts them or not. You are backing out now. If sister Yan gets married in the future, you will regret not giving the things away at that time. It's too late to send it away, it's better to figure it out now so as not to worry about it in the future." Ye Ling said sharply.

Ye Xingye thought carefully for a while and felt that what the little imperial sister said made sense, but he was worried about another thing and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, "What if I scare the Yan family's sister? Yesterday I told What she said scared her. If she gets angry," suddenly he thought of a person whose face changed, "If that guy Yan Fei knew about it, he wouldn't hit me, right?"

Ye Lingxi: "..., Brother Yan is not a rogue. Third brother, you are just giving something away and you are not doing something bad. Why is Brother Yan beating you?" After saying this, she suddenly realized a problem. She didn't know what Yan Fei meant about it. Does the cousin have other thoughts? If so, her third brother might really get beaten. Thinking of this, she felt a little depressed and had the urge to ask the other party. She Shaking his head to drive away this thought, the boat naturally straightened up when it reached the bridge. Things must have an outcome, "Third brother, when do you plan to send it off?"

Ye Xingye looked around again and whispered: "On the Lantern Festival, the Yan family's sister should enter the palace. I will give it to her then."

After the Lantern Festival, the governors and vassal kings from various places were also going to Beijing. Thinking that King Pingnan was coming, Ye Lingxi clenched his fists.

Seeing that the little imperial sister's expression became a little serious, Ye Xingye said a little confused: "Lingxi, what's wrong with you?"

"Third brother, have you seen King Pingnan? I heard that King Pingnan is very powerful and can fight tigers with his bare hands." Ye Lingxi picked out the most conspicuous one from the deeds of King Pingnan that he had collected over the past few days.

Ye Xingye said enthusiastically: "King Pingnan can not only fight tigers, but also bears. He is also very tall and majestic, and his voice is very loud, like ringing a bell. He especially likes to find people to compete with each other. Every time he goes to the capital, he will do it." Let's compete with my father." When he said this, his eyes lit up and he said, "By the way, Yan Fei and his third uncle also competed with each other. I heard that the two of them competed with each other first with spear skills, then with stick skills, then with sword skills, and finally even with each other. Weapons are no longer needed. The fight with bare hands is simply too exciting. Unfortunately, I was not there at the time and couldn't see it with my own eyes." Not knowing what he thought of, he frowned and said, "It's the prince who always has a serious expression on his face. He has a cool face and doesn't like to talk. The first two times he went to Beijing, I kindly took him around the palace, but he didn't say a word on the way. I will take a detour next time I see him."

"I heard that Prince Tianlan has a younger sister, who is two years younger than your third brother." Ye Lingxi said.

Ye Xingye nodded and said, "He has a sister. By the way, my father also made her a princess. She seems to be called," he thought for a while, clapped his hands and said, "Princess Anping."

"Have you seen Third Brother?" Ye Lingxi asked.

Ye Xingye replied: "I haven't seen him before. The last two times King Pingnan only brought her eldest brother, I don't know if he will bring her this time."

At this time, a young eunuch came over and said a few words to Xiaoluzi. Xiaoluzi came over and said a few words to Ye Xingye. Then the brother and sister said a few more words before returning to their respective palaces.In the afternoon, Hehe and Lingdang gathered around Ye Lingxi to freshen up and dress her up again. They put on a new dress and cloak. The dress was a pretty and charming light pink, like the peach blossoms in early spring, and it was not too showy. It also has a lively and lively feel. The cloak is a fresh and bright goose yellow, like the bright and clear color in plum blossoms, which perfectly brings out the bright and attractive color of the dress.

Concubine Lan also changed her outfit. She wore a lilac dress and a lake green cloak. She looked like a beautiful beauty walking out of the misty rain. If she held a paper umbrella, she would look even better than in the painting.

"The mother-in-law is so beautiful. It would be great if Lingxi can be as beautiful as the mother-in-law when she grows up." Ye Lingxi held her face in her hands and rubbed it, feeling a little chubby. Then she looked up at her mother-in-law's exquisite beauty. Pointed, I feel like a little bun.

"The princess's eyebrows and eyes match those of the emperor, and her mouth and nose match those of the empress. She will definitely look good when she grows up." Zhu'er praised with a smile.

Ye Lingxi raised her little head proudly, as if "I am the cutest in heaven and on earth". Such quirkiness made Concubine Lan smile, and Pearl couldn't help but smile.

There was a grand family dinner in the evening. When the mother and daughter went out, the sky was still bright. The orange sunset dyed most of the sky into a gorgeous rose color. When Ye Lingxi looked up again, only a little of the rose color was left. With sporadic light, the sky turned into a faint azure blue. As dusk fell, the azure blue became deeper and deeper, as deep as the sea water.

Under the deep sky, a faint color drifted over. She took a closer look and saw that it was her eldest brother. He was wearing a silver-white cloak with a plush collar, which made his thin and thin face look... A little warmer.She quickly extended her hand to say hello. Ye Qingran came over with Xiao Quanzi and saluted Concubine Lan first. Concubine Lan asked how he was, and Ye Qingran replied that he was fine.

After walking forward for a while, they met Xiao Guifei and Ye Lingjue, mother and son. After some greetings and salutes, the group of people left together.

The dusk fell with a heavy curtain, and one or two stars appeared and twinkled in the night sky. The night sky in winter seemed particularly clear and cold, and even the twinkling stars had a bit of a cold atmosphere.

"I see that Qing'er's complexion looks much better. It seems that the Dizhi fruit is really a rare thing. I have heard of this Mr. Ximu before. I heard that this man has the name of Shengyin and is knowledgeable. The yin and yang of heaven and earth, the Eight Diagrams and the Five Elements, he is a strange person, and it is a blessing that Qing'er can get him to save her."

"Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. My dear concubine, what is a pagoda?"

"When will Lingxi learn to recite sutras? Don't say these words in front of the emperor, so as not to make the emperor unhappy."

"Lingxi, these Buddhist scriptures will easily change your mind if you read them too much. I have a few travel notes here. Reading them on weekdays will relieve your boredom. I'll have them delivered to you later."

"Then if the second brother gets bored, won't he stop watching?"

"Then it won't be boring if you come and play chess with me."

"..."

(End of this chapter)