After falsely claiming to be pregnant, the whole court came to claim it

Shifang's body recovered faster than expected.

Probably because of his young age, he has been taken care of very well these days, so he was able to walk on the ground within a few days after Li Yan left, and gradually even played in the yard for a while.

Although his complexion was still a little pale, but Chu Yunfeng said that it would be insufficient gradually, and he should not be too hasty.It is said that sickness comes like a mountain and goes away like a thread, not to mention that Shifang suffered a serious trauma, which can be regarded as hurting his vitality.

"Is it the fourteenth day of the first lunar month today?" Liu Linxi asked an attendant.

"Return to the general, today is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, and tomorrow is the Shangyuan Festival." The attendant said.

"It's been a long time since I spent the Lantern Festival in Beijing. Will we have anything interesting here?" Liu Linxi asked.

"The Shangyuan Festival is about viewing lanterns and watching operas. Many young people like to join in the fun, and some secretly give each other gifts during the Shangyuan Festival, but the happiest ones are the children." The attendant said: "When the capital arrives in Shangyuan On the night of the Lantern Festival, the streets are full of food and drink, children buy a few lanterns and carry them, eat and drink along the way, they are more happy than New Year’s Eve.”

Liu Linxi didn't have much idea about the Lantern Festival. In the past, she only remembered to eat Lantern Festival. As for the lanterns and other items, in the eyes of modern people, they have completely lost their original appeal.But in this era, people don't have so much feasting and feasting in their lives. The lanterns on the night of the Shangyuan Festival are the most dazzling things they can see all year round.

Xiao Shifang huddled beside Liu Linxi's feet, and after hearing what the attendant said, his eyes flickered with undisguised longing.

Liu Linxi thought about it, and said to the attendant, "Go and ask Mr. Chu, Shifang's body is almost recovered now, if we go back today, can he bear it?"

"General Liu, don't worry, Shifang is going back to the capital now, even if he travels a long distance, there won't be any serious problems." Chu Yunfeng came over at some point, so he spared Su Heng to ask.

Liu Linxi squatted down, supported Shifang's shoulders and asked, "Then let's set off for Beijing today, shall we?"

"Okay." Shi Fang nodded heavily, and said, "I'm going to say goodbye to Master."

"Go." Liu Linxi said.

Upon hearing the words, Shi Fang trotted away.

"Don't run, walk slowly." Liu Linxi shouted at his back.

Hearing this, Shi Fang slowed down his pace, but his pace was still very brisk.

Liu Linxi also took Su Heng to bid farewell to the abbot of the temple.

Liu Linxi lived in the temple these days, and was taken care of by everyone, and he was always grateful in his heart.

And after getting along for a long time, Liu Linxi gradually discovered that although the monks here didn't have much fun watching the daily meditation and chanting, they were devoted to the Buddha with a clear heart, and they always brought a sense of comfort and satisfaction to the people around them.

Liu Linxi felt that she had calmed down a lot even after living in it till now.It is not difficult to understand why although Xiao Shifang was abandoned here by his parents, there is no bitterness in his heart, he is pure and clean.

"We are really sorry for disturbing us in the temple for so long." Liu Linxi clasped his hands together and bowed to the host.

"Sponsor Liu is too polite." The abbot said: "The incense in our temple is not very prosperous. All these years, we have relied on donations from Donor Li's family. Besides, there are predestined people in the Buddha's journey, and Donor Liu has a predestined relationship with Buddhism. This encounter is all destined by cause and effect."

When the first day came, the old abbot said that Liu Linxi had a predestined relationship with Buddha, but he still doubted it.But after these things, especially after getting acquainted with Shifang here, he felt that there was some truth in what he said.

Everyone packed their bags and set off for the capital at noon.

Liu Linxi was afraid that Shifang would be bumpy on the road, so he asked someone to spread a thick quilt in the carriage.

Shifang was quite novel along the way, and from time to time he would lie on the window and lift a corner of the car curtain to look out.

"Shifang, do you remember where you lived before?" Liu Linxi asked.

"I don't remember." Shifang said, "I only remember Qingyin Temple."

About Shifang's memory, Liu Linxi once asked Chu Yunfeng specifically, and according to Chu Yunfeng's judgment, Shifang should have experienced excessive mood swings due to sadness and fear after being sent to the temple, and later fell ill. So there is a sort of "stress response" that leads to amnesia.

Of course what Chu Yunfeng said was more complicated, but what Liu Linxi understood was this...

Liu Linxi asked Chu Yunfeng if Shifang could restore his memory, but Chu Yunfeng didn't give him a definite answer.

But there is no doubt that for the current Shifang, the memories of the past are not that important...

It would not be a pity to lose the memory of the parents who abandoned him with their own hands.

The carriage galloped all the way until it reached the gate of the palace.

The attendant carried Shi Fang out of the car, and Shi Fang looked up at the palace gate, very dazed.

"Is this your home?" Shifang asked Liu Linxi.

Liu Linxi was startled, nodded and said: "It's my home, I have another home, I'll take you to see it sometime."

Liu Linxi took Shi Fang's hand and stepped into the palace gate. Shi Fang had obviously never seen such a magnificent building, and opened his mouth in surprise, looking around all the time, feeling strange about everything.

"Is this also a temple?" Shifang asked Liu Linxi.

"This is not a temple, but a palace." Liu Linxi said.

"What is the imperial palace?" Shi Fang asked.

"The imperial palace is a relatively large house, and it is also where we will live in the future." Liu Linxi said.

Shi Fang nodded half-understood, still looking a little dazed.

"There are a lot of snacks in the palace, you can ask Eunuch Su to bring you anytime you want to eat." Liu Linxi said towards Shifang: "You can also eat meat in the palace, and you don't have to get up so early in the morning to read scriptures and meditate."

"But Master said that monks should recite scriptures and meditate every day." Shi Fang said.

"That's it...then you can ask His Majesty to meditate with you every day, and he will copy the scriptures in the One Recitation Hall every night." Liu Linxi said.

"Who is Your Majesty?" Shi Fang asked again.

"Your Majesty is..." Liu Linxi thought for a while, thinking how should he introduce Li Yan's identity to Shifang?

Shifang was so blessed that he spoke first, "I see, His Majesty is your husband, right?"

"Uh... that seems to be the case." Liu Linxi laughed and said, this explanation is quite reasonable.

Liu Linxi originally wanted to take Shifang to see Li Yan first, but when he learned that Li Yan was discussing matters with the courtiers in the imperial study, he gave up.Su Heng had already tidied up the Chengyue Palace next to Li Yan's bedroom before. Liu Linxi took Shifang to see it and was quite satisfied, so he temporarily arranged for Shifang to live here.

"Do you like it here?" Liu Linxi asked Shifang.

"Will you live here too?" Shifang asked Liu Linxi.

Liu Linxi pointed to the palace not far away and said towards Shifang: "Your Majesty and I live there, very close to you."

"Then can I see you every day?" Shifang asked.

"Sure, I'm the biggest idler in this palace, and I have a lot of time every day." Liu Linxi said.

Shi Fang smiled when he heard the words, quite satisfied with this arrangement.

After all, Shifang had just recovered from a serious injury, and he was a little tired after traveling all the way, so Liu Linxi asked someone to get some food, and had a simple lunch with Shifang.After lunch, Shifang went to bed not long after, and Liu Linxi didn't leave until he was fast asleep.

Coming out of Chengyue Palace, Liu Linxi remembered that a very important matter had been delayed in the past few days.

Before the new year, he had made an appointment with Zhang Shilang from the household department to visit the warehouse department after the seventh day.

He took the trouble to find someone to check the account, and found that there was no abnormality in the account, but the style of the account department and Zhang Shilang's attitude were clearly full of tricks. Liu Linxi had to suspect that there was a problem here, so he made up his mind to confirm it. The situation of the Warehouse Division.

Unexpectedly, because of Shifang's incident, he was delayed for so many days on the mountain, and it was the fourteenth day of the first lunar month in a blink of an eye.

Tomorrow, the officials in the capital will have a rest on the Lantern Festival, so Liu Linxi plans to go to the Warehouse Department today.

After seeing Liu Linxi, Zhang Shilang from the Ministry of Household Affairs became more respectful.

Liu Linxi was rarely in a good mood, and didn't put on much face.

"Years ago, Zhang Shilang told General Ben that the people in the Warehouse Department had all gone to sleep, so it was inconvenient to check, but now it's convenient?" Liu Linxi asked.

"Naturally, the lower officials have already made arrangements, and have been waiting for the general since the seventh day of the first lunar month." Zhang Shilang said.

Liu Linxi didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with him, so she was directly led into the warehouse department.

He doesn't know much about warehousing, so this time he specially brought over people who used to manage warehousing. Although these people don't work in the household department now, they used to be veterans of the household department. And means they know very well.

In the past, the Warehouse Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs did not fail to investigate and deal with shoddy goods, and even used sand to pretend to be food.Liu Linxi brought people here today to thoroughly check the Warehouse Department, to see if there is really a lot of grain and supplies on the books in this grain depot.

A group of people waited for an investigation all afternoon.

Liu Linxi thought that many problems could be found out, but to his surprise, the result was contrary to what he expected.

There is no shortage or shortage of grain, grass and other materials stored in the Warehousing Department.

Even such a thing as a good charge did not happen.

"Are you sure there are no mistakes?" Liu Linxi asked.

"Don't worry, general, with our cultivation base, if there is a problem here, it is impossible to escape our eyes." The person brought by Liu Linxi said: "There is indeed no problem with the warehouse department."

Liu Linxi: ...

There is no flaw at all, isn't this the biggest flaw?

Among the six departments, even if it is the department that is least likely to make mistakes, as long as you find someone to check the achievements of your dealings, you will be able to find some mistakes and omissions.The Ministry of Accounting is precisely the department that is most likely to have problems after the Sixth Ministry. In previous years, even when an upright and honest person was in charge of the Accounting Department, there was no guarantee that there would be no mistakes in the accounting and storage checks.

This is like someone getting full marks on a Chinese paper during an exam.

A full score in Chinese is logically reasonable, but everyone knows that it is absolutely unreasonable...

"General Liu, do you have any questions?" Zhang Shilang asked.

"Very good." Liu Linxi said: "Zhang Shilang eats the emperor's salary and loyalty to the emperor, not bad, not bad."

Zhang Shilang had a smug look in his eyes, but he still controlled his emotions on his face, it seemed that he didn't want to provoke Liu Linxi.

"From today onwards, the general will keep an eye on the Warehouse Department every day. Zhang Shilang should be careful about the things that come and go here." Liu Linxi said.

Zhang Shilang's expression froze, he forced a smile and said, "General Lao Liu is here."

After Liu Linxi left, Zhang Shilang looked very ugly.

A subordinate came over, frowned and asked, "What should we do? If our thing..."

"Wait." Zhang Shilang said in a deep voice, "I don't believe that Liu Linxi can keep staring at the household department and never let go."

"But this..." The man said in a rather embarrassing manner, "I'm afraid there will be trouble if we delay for a long time..."

"I want you to teach?" Zhang Shilang glared at the subordinate with a look of hostility.

After leaving the Warehouse Department, Liu Linxi went to Yu's old house.

Yu Xingzhi had already packed up his luggage and set off for the northwest after preparing for the Lantern Festival.

"You have delayed the investigation of the Warehouse Department for too long." Yu Xingzhi said: "If you want to find out the mistakes, you have to be caught off guard. But you have been separated for more than half a month, and they don't know how many holes there are. I can make it up for you."

Liu Linxi raised his eyebrows and said: "Then have you ever thought that once they fill up the hole, will there still be losses for the court?"

"This..." Yu Xingzhi thought for a while, and said: "According to the truth, as long as the food and grass on the books are correct, the court really has no loss."

Liu Linxi nodded, and said: "I'm a bit frustrated that I didn't find out their problem, but no matter how many tricks they have made, in order to keep their heads, they have to spit it out again and find a way to fill the hole. Since the court has no loss, then Let’s just treat them as if they’ve been busy for nothing.”

Anyway, in the future, Liu Linxi has already arranged for someone to watch.

Don't try to take out the things that the people from the household department have added in...

"Your Majesty agreed to your return to the northwest?" Liu Linxi asked.

"It's been a few days since the paper was handed in, and His Majesty hasn't replied yet." Yu Xingzhi said, "But I've been dreaming about the wind and sand in the northwest for the past few days, and I guess I might really be going back soon."

Liu Linxi raised her eyebrows and said, "Where's Xiang Wan? Moved away?"

"I moved back to Liu's Mansion a few days ago, and I was too late for Taixue's class, so he was thinking about it all day long." Yu Xingzhi said.

"Does he know that you are going back?" Liu Linxi asked.

"I mentioned it several times, but he didn't say much." Yu Xingzhi said.

Liu Linxi sighed and didn't know what to say for a while.

He had always felt that there was a subtle relationship between Yu Xingzhi and Liu Xiangwan before, but the two of them didn't seem to take the initiative, and he was not sure what the two of them were thinking. He wanted to help, but he was afraid that he would do it rashly. It disturbed the original thoughts of the two of them.

Left and right Liu Xiangwan is still young and busy with studying, so he is not in a hurry.

After Liu Linxi returned to the palace, Li Yan had been waiting in the palace for a long time.

As soon as Liu Linxi entered the door, Li Yan pushed everyone away, with a bit of undisguised hotness in his eyes.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. When you came back, you first went to the Ministry of Finance and then went to see Yu Xingzhi, but you put me at the bottom of the list?" Li Yan said sourly.

Liu Linxi smiled and said: "When I came back, you were discussing matters, so I can't just break in and drive those courtiers away, right?"

"It's my fault, isn't it?" Li Yan stretched out a hand, and Liu Linxi hurried forward to hold it.

Li Yan tugged, pulled him into his arms and rubbed him affectionately.

"Is it cold outside?" Li Yan asked.

"Cold." Liu Linxi said.

Li Yan said in a low voice: "I have someone boil hot water, do you want to take a bath together?"

"It's not dark yet." Liu Linxi said in surprise, "Hasn't Your Majesty devoted himself to cultivating Buddhism all this time, and isn't he close to men? Why is it today..."

"It's just taking a bath together, where did General Liu think?" Li Yan laughed.

"..." Well, Liu Linxi looked helpless, thinking that I was thinking too much?

Facts have proved that Liu Linxi didn't think much at all.

He even thought a little too little...

Ever since Liu Linxi became pregnant, Li Yan had been restraining herself. Before that, she had finally learned from Chu Yunfeng that she could indulge a little bit, but the two of them went to Qingyin Temple again.It's not good to be too indulgent in the holy land of Buddhism, so Li Yan has been saving energy. Now that he has seen the Lantern Festival, he has finally caught someone, and he must count "new and old grudges" together...

On that day, Li Yan led people to toss from dusk to sunset, and from sunset to night...

Li Yan didn't give up until Liu Linxi begged for mercy until his voice became a little hoarse.

"What's the matter? Are you angry with me?" Afterwards, Li Yan carried him to the couch, Liu Linxi turned over and ignored him, and Li Yan cautiously approached and asked.Liu Linxi raised her eyes to look at him, she was so exhausted that she didn't want to say a word.

Li Yan was still in good spirits, and said with a smile: "Didn't you tease me every now and then? Why are you not happy now that I got what you wanted?"

"How can you be like this?" Liu Linxi said aggrievedly: "It's been too long..."

Hearing this, Li Yan couldn't help laughing, leaned over and kissed the corner of his mouth and said, "I miss you so much, so I'm a bit indulgent, I won't torment you like this next time, I promise."

Liu Linxi: ...

It just passed this time, and you are already thinking about the next time?

Your Majesty, is this a madman who practiced Buddhism?

After giving up being pure-hearted and ascetic, instead entering another extreme?

Liu Linxi sighed secretly, for a moment she didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

In the morning of the second day, Liu Linxi and Li Yan accompanied Shifang to have breakfast.

On a whim, Liu Linxi asked Li Yan: "You said that Shi Fang will be in the palace from now on, how should we be called?"

"Didn't he call you Daddy?" Li Yan asked.

"I'm happy with this address." Liu Linxi smiled and said, "Then how should he address His Majesty?"

Shi Fang was eating, when he heard this, he said, "Daddy's husband, I want to call you mother."

Liu Linxi couldn't help laughing and said, "That's a good title, I'm afraid your Majesty hasn't been a mother to anyone yet."

Li Yan smiled, and didn't feel much about the title mother, but was very satisfied with the phrase "Daddy's husband" that Shifang said.He and Liu Linxi are not yet married, and they never mentioned such topics on weekdays, but suddenly being treated as Liu Linxi's husband, he only felt fresh and useful.

After Liu Linxi laughed, he was startled suddenly, and asked, "Did you say before that all the female prisoners in the prison have been questioned, and no suspicious person was found?"

"Yes." Li Yan said.

"Where's the male prisoner?" Liu Linxi asked.

Li Yan was startled, and then reacted.

Before that, both he and Liu Linxi had subconsciously thought that Shifang's mother was a woman, because both Li Yan and Liu Linxi's mothers were women. Although it is very common for a man to have a son at a banquet, the two of them did not grow up in such a family. , so neither of them thought of this level for a while.

Today Shifang's words reminded them...

Shifang's mother may not be a woman, but may also be a man like Li Yan...