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It was just September when Yuan Xiao received the letter from Feige from Tang Yuan, and the capital had just had an autumn rain. The air with water vapor was a bit chilly, but it was very comfortable, and it was a day suitable for traveling.

The sky is high and blue, and the clouds are as soft as pieces of cotton wool, making people want to sleep comfortably under the trees.

But Qian Mian was a little anxious, so anxious that two bubbles appeared on his mouth.

"My lord Yuan, why are you still in the mood to drink tea? You said what should I do if Young Master Tang is not coming back? Looking back, September [-]th, the palace must drag me to celebrate the festival with the Queen Mother."

Qian Mian still used Tang Yuan's voice, which was more recognizable than his own, but there was unmistakable anxiety in his tone.

Qian Mian is good at craftsmanship, but someone like Yuan Xiao has eagle eyes and can be recognized at a glance, not to mention that there are many capable people in the palace, even if he has eight lives, he is not enough to beheaded.

Celebrating the Double Ninth Festival with the queen mother, the children who used to play the role of Xiao Tang Yuan are fine, there is still an age to cover up, but he has already grown up before entering the harem, and he really can't stand the rules as many as mountains.

"Master, don't worry, Jiujiu Chongyang, I believe Tang Yuaner will come back on time. He sent a message this morning, take a look." Yuan Xiao handed the note that he had just taken out from under the pigeon's feet to Qian Mian, holding tea and drinking again. After two sips, he looked very leisurely.

Ever since he saw the fake blessing and misfortune, his mood has settled down.Knowing what kind of move the opponent is about to make, can't you see the move and take advantage of it?

He only planned to ask the Holy Master for a transfer order after the Double Ninth Festival, and transfer him back to Yuan's army.There are too many chores in Gyeonggi Guard, and there are many related households stuffed in by dignitaries.However, the forces in Beijing and China are intertwined and intertwined, and the whole body is affected by a single trigger, and there are serious disadvantages, so it is really difficult to start.

Qian Mian took the note and unfolded it to read.The note was only a little big, and the first few lines of small characters were densely packed, and they were all reporting the latest situation, so it was hard for Yuan Xiao to see it.Qian Mian saw the biggest four characters written in black and white, "Returning to Beijing soon", and then he calmed down a little.

But his heart was still down, he didn't know when Tang Yuan would be able to return to the capital when he set off at this moment, and whether there was something that hindered the delay.

"Master Yuan..."

"Master Qianmian, although Tang Yuan is not very serious at ordinary times, he has never disappointed people when encountering major events. He will definitely not make trouble for Mr. Besides, the master has known him for a long time, so you should trust him, right?"

Yuan Xiao also knew Tang Yuan.

In the early morning of the eighth day of September, Tang Yuan rushed early, and passed by Yang Xiang who also managed to catch up early.Yang Xiang only felt that a horse floated past him with a gust of wind, throwing dust on his face.

"Did you see what the person who just passed by looked like?" he asked the person next to him.

The man tried his best to recall the face of the person who was sitting just now, but he couldn't remember it at all, and said, "No, I don't remember. It looks like an ordinary person."

"Really? Why do I think that person looks familiar?"

"Are you blind?"

Yang Xiang thought about it again, yes.I have never woken up so early before, maybe I didn't sleep enough.After figuring this out, Yang Xiang shook his head and went home to catch up on sleep again.

On this day, the Tang residence had just opened, and the servants had just woken up and started cooking breakfast.A vegetable seller came in from the back door of the Tang mansion, and the vegetables in the vegetable basket were still dripping with dew, which was called fresh.This vegetable seller is quite normal everywhere, that is, after entering the door, he unloads the vegetable load and goes straight to the young master's room.

That's right, this is Tang Yuan in disguise, and I don't know where he got this load of vegetables, whether he bought them or cheated them.Although his disguise skills are not as good as Qianmian, he is still very good at bluffing people.He walked all the way into his room with ease, and was almost beaten out by the servants as a thief. It was Qianmian who came forward in time and called him into the room, thus avoiding the tragedy of being kicked out in his own home

"Master Tang, you're back. I won't dare to take on your job next time, maybe I'm going to lose my head." Qianmian welcomed Tang Yuan into the room, taking advantage of the moment when he sat down to rest. , and began to pour out bitter water, telling about the predicament he was facing, this is the crime of deceiving the king.

Tang Yuan knew that he was not afraid of death, Qian Mian had no confidence in himself, who in the world would dare to have confidence?It's just that the emperor's prestige is too strong, and he wants to extort more money to leave, so he waved his hand and said, "Isn't it all right? Let the accountant add some more money to you later, and you go back and buy it for your children and apprentices." Eat something delicious."

"Deal." Qian Mian also clapped his hands to express his congratulations, "It's time to change the clothes. If you don't come back today, I'm going to celebrate the Empress Dowager's holiday by myself tomorrow, which is a bit of a no-brainer."

Tang Yuan had already taken off the human-skin mask, and was rubbing the potion on his face in order to keep a low profile in front of the mirror.

Qianmian's movements were much more agile than Tang Yuan's. He rubbed along the edge of the scalp twice, and a small crevice formed on the skin. He stretched his two fingers to the crevice, pinching the human skin The mask, gently torn off the face.

The good-looking face immediately took off from his face, as simple as taking off a piece of clothing, and what finally landed on his hands was a thin, almost translucent mask, and he himself had become that very ordinary man. The face of the tailor shop clerk.

"Thank you." Tang Yuan handed Qianmian the vegetable-selling clothes he was wearing when he entered the door, and motioned him to change into them. The two exchanged identities and went out through the back door, "I'll find you a big deal later. "

"What big business can you have?"

"You'll know when the business arrives. It's really a big deal. I came back this time to facilitate this big deal."

"Can you sell all those 'clothes' that are not selling well in my store?"

Tang Yuan smiled mysteriously, and said, "Of course, your 'clothes' will soon be in short supply, so remember to raise the price then."

The two finally switched identities, and Qianmian didn't have to pretend to be the sick little son of the Tang family anymore, and made a lot of money. He happily shouldered the burden of vegetables and left, taking the Tang family's share of vegetables for today. also took away.

After lunch, someone from the palace called the eldest princess into the palace.

Ninety-Nine Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Old People's Day, has been particularly enthusiastic about this festival since the Empress Dowager became the Queen Mother. Every Double Ninth Festival, the princesses who are away and the princes and grandchildren who are not married will be invited back to be lively.The older you get, the more afraid you are of loneliness. Even Tang Yuan, who is away all the year round and doesn't know if he can be contacted, was forced to come back to participate in two rounds.

In fact, there is nothing else, except that everyone gathers to enjoy flowers and drink, and all the meaning is taken away by the flattery of the descendants.

But the rules are the rules, and no one can escape, unless Tang Yuan now finds a girl to marry, but in his situation, marrying another girl is not harmful.

So now that Tang Yuan has passed the year of weak crown, he still has to enter the palace according to the rules, and the princes and grandchildren next to him will not be used after fifteen years, he is the only one.

The eldest princess is even more so. Now that the empress dowager is out of energy, she can't manage too much. Most of the Ninety-Nine Double Ninth Banquets are arranged by Mrs. Tang. It can't be too luxurious or simple.

It's also thanks to Qian Mian's departure, otherwise he might not be able to cope with this situation.

"Hey, this is the son of the elder sister's family, right?"

"That's right. Xiaoyuan'er?"

"Oh, I remembered. I was a girl when Miss Huang gave birth to Xiaoyuan'er. Xiaoyuan'er was really cute when she was born. She was raised like a ball, like a Zhongyuan The big glutinous rice balls for the festival."

"Yeah, I want to kiss it when I saw it. It's so big in the blink of an eye, time flies so fast."

All kinds of princesses are now grandmas, and they still have to drag their parents' backs.If you have good intentions, you have to introduce him to some good girls. Surrounding him is more troublesome than practicing martial arts, but you can't speak harshly to them.

Tang Yuan cultivated a pair of indestructible ears in this environment, and no matter what these enthusiastic aunts said, he would always answer with "yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes".

The aunts probably also knew that it was useless to torment this elder nephew who hadn't got a family yet, so they only said a few words to him before turning to the eldest princess: "Look at Yuan'er, you're getting impatient with us."

The eldest princess sat on the first seat with the queen mother, and there were all kinds of snacks and fruits in front of her, all of which were carefully selected by the maids and eunuchs.She was peeling an orange, while carefully removing the white threads, while chatting with the audience.She was more open-minded than Tang Yuan, and said with a smile: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Yuan'er has been in poor health since he was a child. If he can be safe and sound, I, as a mother, can feel at ease."

Tang Yuan's mother used to use his poor health as a shield, which was much better than the way he nodded and agreed afterwards, but it was a pity that he couldn't use it against a group of aunts who were about the same age as his mother.

Seeing that she didn't care about her son's marriage, the princesses and princesses all echoed her statement.After all, other people's children are not your own, so why rush to worry about other people's things?It's another important matter of marriage. If you don't do your best, you will end up complaining. It's better to have less than one more thing.

"The elder sister is right."

Amid all the echoes, one person's voice stood out.This voice was extraordinarily clear, piercing through the noisy outer hall, and passing through the echoes of the crowd. It was as abrupt as a raised flower in a bouquet, but it was particularly amazing in this atmosphere.

Everyone stopped and looked towards the door.They wanted to see who came at such a time, and made a well-known battle.Tang Yuan also looked over, but he noticed that a few princesses with relatively high status seemed to recognize who was outside from the voice, and they all looked at each other very tacitly, and then took care of themselves The corner of his clothes, sitting upright and looking down obliquely at himself, pretending to be very upright and proud.

Although these few people are usually not amiable, after all, their status is very high, but they are definitely not the ones who look down on others.Who was that person outside the door who made them put on this look?

Just when Tang Yuan was thinking this way, a belated communication voice finally sounded outside the door: "The empress is here!"