Since he was planning to go back, Zhao Ye started to arrange matters at home the next day and prepare things for returning home. In addition to things needed for the journey, he also prepared some specialties from Beijing for his relatives and friends.

As the butler Shen An and Zhao Ye's personal attendant Shen Qing should have followed them back.

But Shen Qing is now five months pregnant. Although Shen Qing herself says that she is in good health, there is absolutely no problem for her to go back to Zhaojia Village with him.

But Zhao Ye was worried. Ever since Shen Qing came to him, she had been serving him wholeheartedly, and on daily basis, Shen Qing basically took care of all the affairs in the mansion for him.

Before Shen Qing came to the Li family, he suffered a lot of torture and his physical condition was damaged. He recovered in the past few years by drinking the medicinal wine given to him by Zhao Ye and became pregnant.

Zhao Ye ordered him to stay and take good care of the baby. Shen Qing was so moved that he could only prepare things for Zhao Ye and the others more carefully and thoughtfully.

Since Shen Qing stayed, Li Shao asked Shen An to stay as well to accompany him and look after the house.

Shen An could only give instructions to the servants who were going to follow Li Shao and others back to Zhaojia Village every day before they left, telling them to serve several masters, otherwise they would be in trouble when they returned.

Li Han and Li Jin were extremely happy when they heard that they were going back to Zhaojia Village to celebrate the New Year. Although they didn't even remember the place where they were born, they were happy to go anywhere as long as they could travel far away for fun.

Zhao Ye also did not forget to tell Su Cen that they were going back to their hometown. After all, they would not see each other for two or three months.

Su Cen is no longer as depressed as he was when Xu Junming just died. He eats, drinks, sleeps, and everything else is basically normal. He even smiles occasionally, but people who are familiar with him know that he has not gotten over it at all.

Although Su Cen was Xu Junming's unmarried husband, she was actually not affected. This era was truly feudal and truly open.

The imperial court encouraged widows who had given birth to children to remarry. Su Cen, a young man who had not yet married, only had his fiancé die, so it would not affect his ability to remarry. However, some superstitious families might be against it and think that he would bring bad luck to their husbands.

But Su Cen said that he would never marry and would stay with Xu Junming for the rest of his life, which made the Su family very angry.

But because Su Cen was still very fragile, they did not dare to say anything too serious about him. They just thought that after a year or two, when Xu Junming had faded from his mind, they could talk about marriage.

After all, the two of them did not really get married. No matter how deep the longing is now, it will fade with the passage of time. He has liked Jing Xiangyuan for so many years, and he has also accepted Xu Junming.

On the afternoon of three days before they set off, an unexpected person came to the Li family.

Su Cen's elder brother, Su Zhengyi, is in his early thirties. He is not very handsome, but he has the elegance unique to scholars.

I heard from Su Cen that he worked as a fifth-rank secretary in the Secretariat, responsible for the daily clerical work of official documents and imperial edicts.

Naturally, Su Cen also came with them, but he kept his head down and had a grim look on his face.

After Li Shao and Zhao Ye invited the two men into the main hall and sat them down, Su Zhengyi bowed and said, "I, Su Zhengyi, greet General Li, Mr. Li. I am here today because I have something important to ask of you."

He was straightforward and didn't even do a round of Tai Chi first, but Su Cen's elder brother was no stranger to them. Li Shao said, "Brother Su, you don't have to be so polite. Su Cen is a good friend of Brother Ye, so our relationship is not that distant. Just call us by our names."

"As for what you said about needing help, you might as well tell me first. If we can help, we will definitely help."

Zhao Ye also echoed: "Yes, Brother Su, just tell me what's the matter."

Seeing that he looked solemn, Li Shao asked the servants who had served tea to leave, leaving only the four of them in the room.

"Brother Cen, what happened? You looked unhappy since we walked in, and you haven't said a word."

Zhao Ye said this as he stepped forward and held Su Cen's hand, only to find that his little hand was cold and trembling slightly.

Su Cen had been suppressing his emotions. At this moment, Zhao Ye held his hand and looked at him with worry in his eyes. He couldn't help it and threw himself into Zhao Ye's arms, "Wuwuwu... Brother Ye, Brother Ye... He is not a human, why is he bullying me like this..."

Su Cen's sudden crying startled Zhao Ye. He stroked his back and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Brother Cen, who bullied you..."

But Su Cen was crying so hard that he didn't answer Zhao Ye's questions. He just cried in Zhao Ye's arms.

At this time, Su Zhengyi slapped his thigh and sighed deeply, "Hey! Let me tell you, you all know that Cen'er's fiancé passed away. Although there is no rule that he should not marry after his fiancé passed away, after all, it has only been a short time since his death, and Cen'er still can't forget him. My parents are thinking of planning his marriage after one or two years."

"Who would have thought that the Sixth Prince would actually come to our house yesterday and say that he wanted to marry Brother Cen as his legal husband? How ridiculous!"

"You are not outsiders, so I will speak frankly. You should all know what happened between Brother Cen and him. Brother Cen was young and ignorant at that time and was infatuated with him. The Sixth Prince and I were good friends, so I know him well."

"He is a playboy by nature. It is impossible for him to live with one person. I know my brother better. He is not suitable for the harem struggle in the palace."

"I didn't want my beloved little brother to live that kind of life, so I told the Sixth Prince directly that my Cen brother would only marry a man who wanted him for the rest of his life. At that time, he didn't have any special reaction after hearing it, and later he distanced himself from Cen brother."

"I didn't expect that at this time, he would actually say that he wanted to marry Brother Cen, really..."

Su Zhengyi became angrier and angrier as he spoke. When Jing Xiangyuan came to his house yesterday, he looked very affectionate and said that he had Cen Ge'er in his heart and Cen Ge'er also had him in her heart, and Cen Ge'er had no choice but to marry him.

Lord Su and Madam Su were so angry that their faces turned red and they wanted to curse, but due to their status, they could not be rude to him. After all, they were officials who were actually slaves of the royal family, so how could they contradict their master?

Jing Xiangyuan thought of several reasons to refuse, but none of them were accepted. Finally, Su Cen came out and told him to get out. Only then did Jing Xiangyuan say that he would not give up, but for Su Cen's sake, he would give them a few more days to consider.

Although they were given time to consider, they actually had no right to say no. Unless Su Cen really never married for the rest of her life, with Jing Xiangyuan around, no other family would dare to marry Su Cen.

"What?!" Zhao Ye was so angry after hearing his words, "What is he doing? He has always hurt Brother Cen's heart. Now that Brother Cen doesn't like him anymore, he is clinging to her again."

"And at this time, Brother Cen is still so sad, how is it possible... He is really..." Zhao Ye really wanted to curse, but he couldn't say any dirty words. He could only hug Su Cen in his arms with heartache.

Su Zhengyi on the side kept sighing.

Li Shao felt that the Su family really loved Su Cen. If it were any other family, they would have happily agreed.

In this era, for a young man from a fourth-rank official family to marry a powerful prince as his principal wife could be considered to be marrying up.

However, Li Shao didn't know why the two of them came to his house to ask for help. Could he make Jing Xiangyuan change his mind and not marry Su Cen?

"Brother Su, when you first came in, you said you wanted our husband and I to help you, but how can we help you?" Li Shao said.

Su Zhengyi hurriedly said, "I heard from Brother Cen that you are going back to your hometown to celebrate the New Year soon. Can you take Brother Cen with you? First, let him hide from the Sixth Prince for a while, and second, let him leave this sad place and relax."

This is not a difficult matter. Li Shao agreed readily. "It's no problem for you to go back to Zhaojia Village with us, but we will only stay for a while and have to come back. Besides, is it okay for Su Cen to not be with her parents during the New Year?"

"Of course, of course. My parents agree. But you have to bring him with you when you return home. It will really cause you trouble. Although it's only for a period of time, it will allow Brother Cen to avoid the Sixth Prince first. We can slowly figure out a way to deal with things in the future."

Li Shao agreed so readily that Su Zhengyi was extremely grateful to him. After all, this was not simply about taking Su Cen back home, but rather risking offending the Sixth Prince.

He kept thanking him and Zhao Ye.

Li Shao didn't care whether he would offend Jing Xiangyuan or not. He waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me. Why are you so polite? Just think about packing your things when you go back. We will set off early the day after tomorrow."

Zhao Ye also said: "Yes, there is no need to say thank you to each other. Going back with us is just a good opportunity for Brother Cen to relax."

Su Zhengyi said yes repeatedly, "I'll have the servants pack our luggage when we get back, and it will definitely not delay our departure."

Su Cen also said with tears in her eyes: "Brother Ye, Brother Li, thank you so much."

"Silly boy, why thank me? We are good friends." Zhao Ye said as he wiped the tears from his face with the handkerchief in his hand.

Su Cen looked at Zhao Ye's gentle eyes and nodded vigorously.

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