Standing up to the west wind and geese not returning

Du Zijin actually had someone prepare the food and drink. At this moment, the two of them were sitting cross-legged facing each other in a corner of the side hall, with willows in the spring breeze outside the window, and the aroma of wine in the room was intoxicating.

Du Zijin poured a glass of wine for Yan Ci. The wine was served in a sapphire-colored porcelain cup, which was clear and sparkling.

"How much alcohol?" Du Zijin asked.

Yan Ci took the wine glass and said, "You'll be drunk with one glass. You saw that on the day of the Qionglin banquet." Yan Ci recalled that day, when the cold water of Yuhu Lake washed the feet, and even his heart felt refreshed. .

Du Zijin also laughed, "You and Ruan Wenyan seem to be on good terms." What Du Zijin remembered was that day when Yan Ci grabbed that man's sleeve, tugged at it, and talked and laughed.

"Brother Ruan is a good man." Yan Ci gently put the wine glass to his mouth, pushed it slightly, and tasted the sweet aroma of the wine.

Du Zijin's hand, which was serving Yan Ci's food, paused for a moment, then continued, "How do you know that he is a good person?"

Yan Ci picked up a piece of bamboo shoots on the plate, and took a light bite, "Don't lie, don't lie. Act honestly. Powerful and unyielding. He is a good person."

Du Zijin chuckled, "No lie, no lie. You're still blaming me."

Yan Ci shook his head lightly, "The villain dare not."

"I have nothing to explain to you, the emperor's family, life and death are ruthless. If you understand, you will understand. If you don't understand..." Du Zijin paused, "I'm just sad."

Yan Ci put down his chopsticks and wine glass, his beautiful eyes surpassed the clusters of flowers and trees outside the house.

A pair of brows and eyes were slightly twisted, and Yan Ci said, "Your Highness treats me, true or false. Yan is not a child. Why does Your Highness lie to me?"

Du Zijin also put down the chopsticks, and put his hands on his chest. His long hair was like splashed ink, and his eyes were like lacquer.With a golden crown and jade belt on her head and silk and satin on her body, she looks like a rich and romantic man.

Yan Ci was a little timid, and shrank his neck back slightly. Du Zijin looked at Yan Ci's eyebrows and said, "Where am I going to lie to you? When will I lie to you. It is true that I gave you the jade carving, and it is true that the horse farm saved you. There are also many fans in the imperial court. However, Yan Zhuangyuan is what I want most now."

Yan Ci's eyes darkened, "Your Highness is the crown prince, I am a courtier, and I will naturally be His Highness' dog and horse in the future."

"You know. I'm not talking about the future." Du Zijin said calmly, but Yan Ci was startled.

"Your Highness." From the night when Yan Ci entered the capital, Su Ce's vigilance had already made Yan Ci aware of the dangers in the capital. Now that Du Zijin mentioned this step, Yan Ci dared not agree, " Please be careful..."

Du Zijin suddenly laughed, like an ordinary son of a famous family, but he was full of celebrity in his gestures, "What are you afraid of? I asked you to come today just to explain to you my king's intention of seeking talents. If you refuse, leave now That's right."

Yan Ci looked at Du Zijin's expression, and then said, "Your Highness, forgive me. The villain dares to ask. If one day, His Highness ascends the throne, what will he do to the people?"

Du Zijin said solemnly, "The foundation of one's life."

"If you have already stood up, what should you do?"

Du Zijin smiled, "Water can carry a boat or overturn it. How can I not understand this truth. I should burn the ointment to continue the sundial, night clothes and food. For the people of the world. Create a prosperous world, Qingming and peace. "

"Okay." Yan Ci clapped his hands in praise, "I wish His Highness a sincere heart today. I only hope that His Highness will ascend the throne in the future, and he will not forget today's heart."

Du Zijin stretched out his hand, and Yan Ci gave him a high five and swore. "In the struggle between the court and the party, it is inevitable that there will be backstabbing. I hope you will always remember what the Seventh Emperor did today. There will be storms in the future. Remember to be careful."

"Yan Ci understands."

The bright spring of this day shone in the hearts of the two of them for the rest of their lives.Accompanied by those who stayed behind, through countless lonely and gloomy years.

It was not until after noon that Yan Ci took the carriage of the Prince's Mansion and returned to his mansion.

Zhong Bo stood in front of the door and watched for a long time, but he didn't want to wait for the carriage from the Prince's Mansion.He has seen the emblem on the shaft for decades.

Seeing the carriage stopped, Uncle Zhong hurried forward to pick up the man. Seeing that it was Yan Ci who had pulled down the curtain of the carriage, he sighed softly, "Master, you are back, the Seventh Prince did not trouble you, right? Look at the little one, this carriage belongs to the Prince's Mansion?"

Yan Ci smiled and nodded, "That's right." Yan Ci said as he walked in, "I'm at the Seventh Prince's racecourse today, almost—is this?"

Yan Ci looked at the two dolls in the yard, one tall and one lower, and turned to ask Uncle Zhong.I don't remember Uncle Zhong saying that he has a grandson in Beijing.Where did these two dolls come from.

Uncle Zhong wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked Yan Ci, "Master. You. Don't you know?"

Yan Ci took two steps forward and took a closer look at the two dolls. The older one was a head shorter than himself, and the younger one was two heads shorter than him.

The older one could barely tell it was a boy, but the younger one couldn't tell.Yan Ci shook his head lightly. Before he could speak, he saw the taller boy say, "Cousin. I'm Ye An."

As he spoke, he gently pushed the little girl beside him, "This is my sister Ye Ning."

Yan Ci looked at the two children for a moment and asked, "Are you the child of my cousin Ye Shao? How is uncle? When did you come to Beijing? How long has it been?"

Seeing that Yan Ci recognized him, the young man grinned slightly at the corner of his chapped mouth, and immediately began to cry.

With a face like a civet cat with ash from the stove, it hurts even more to cry at this moment.Ye An only wiped his tears with his rotten sleeve that couldn't cover his elbow, and was speechless for a long time.

Yan Ci said anxiously, "Why are you crying, Xiao An? The day is coming. Don't cry anymore."

The more Yan Ci persuaded, the louder Ye An cried, and Ye Ning also cried.Yan Ci persuaded for a long time, but still couldn't stop the two children from venting, so they could only look back at Uncle Zhong.

Uncle Zhong was old and used to seeing the impermanence of the world. Seeing the two children at this moment, he seemed to be terrified and collapsed, so he could only say, "You two little friends, don't cry anymore. Just now the master didn't come back, so I didn't dare to let you Go inside. Now that I see you, I'll prepare some food for you guys right away. It's better to change your clothes and talk to the master in the front hall to be serious."

Brother and sister Ye An went to Beijing all the way to beg for food, and they haven't had enough food for several months.

At this moment, I heard Uncle Zhong said that I need to prepare food, so I stopped slowly.Yan Ci only felt that the heart of a child was really pure. Seeing that the two of them didn't want to talk too much, he followed Uncle Zhong to persuade him, "That's right. Go and wash up quickly and eat something. Let's talk slowly." Then he said to Uncle Zhong, "Go to the kitchen and ask Sui He and Jia Yi to come and help them wash."

"Yes." Uncle Zhong agreed to leave.

Ye An suddenly said, "No. I don't want others to wash it for me. Let them wash it for my sister, I... I can do it myself."

Yan Ci paused, seeing Ye An's sallow face blushing, he couldn't help but understand.

Although a ten-year-old child still cries bitterly when he sees his relatives, he has already become conscious.At this moment, I call out the names of the two girls to wash him up. This child is shy.

"Okay. Okay. I won't wash it for you..." Yan Ci said, Jiayi and Suihe had already arrived, Yan Ci only pointed to Suihe and said, "Here, just take your younger sister and follow them .Come talk to me in the lobby later.”

Ye An bowed his hands to Yan Ci, and said, "Cousin, my sister and I are going now. Please, brother, wait a moment in the front hall."

Just now he was pulling his sleeves and crying like a little civet cat, but in a blink of an eye he showed such an old-fashioned look again, Yan Ci just thought it was funny.But he didn't want to delay the two of them washing, so they agreed with a nod and a smile.

His mother's natal family is the Ye family in Yingzhou.After Yan Ci's mother passed away, he rarely went to Yingzhou again, let alone his cousin of Waipan.

But Yan Ci was alone in Beijing.Even if the big move is successful, it is also a joy.Now two children came.It made Yan Ci feel relieved a lot.

About half an hour later, Uncle Zhong had prepared a few quick-cooked side dishes and served them with lotus root powder meat for Yan Ci to eat in the evening.There are three bowls of porridge served together.Yan Ci likes to drink this, so Zhong Bo always prepares it.

Not long after, I saw two little people walking in. Ye An was wearing Yan Ci's clothes, and because of his lack of stature, his trousers and cuffs were rolled up.

A belt was added at the waist.Compared with just now, it really looks a lot better.Looking at the little girl again, she is wearing Jiayi's early clothes, her hair is wet on her shoulders, but she is a little doll carved with jade.

Yan Ci saw the joy, but was afraid that his words would make the child sad, so he said, "Uncle Zhong has prepared the food. Eat something first."

The two of them glanced at the food on the table, and Yan Ci, who looked at it with joy in his eyes, felt a pain in his heart.There are many disasters in the world, and the people suffer a lot.Even a meal is a luxury.

Ye An bowed to Yan Ci again, "Thank you brother for taking care of me. Brother and sister Ye An are being rude."

"Stop so many rules, eating is the most important thing." Yan Ci said, handing the porridge bowl to Ye An's hand, and pushing another one to Ye Ning. Sit down and eat.

Yan Ci looked at it, only to feel distressed.Fortunately, Uncle Zhong is careful, except for the lotus root powder and meat, the rest of the meals are light porridge with green vegetables, which is easy to digest, otherwise I am afraid that if he eats like this, he will not be overwhelmed.

Wait until the Ye An brothers and sisters have finished eating.Uncle Zhong came to remove the table, and Yan Ci and Ye An sat in the yellow rosewood chairs. Yan Ci asked just now, "I'm tired now. If I'm tired, I'll go to sleep first. Tonight I'll talk to you again."

Ye An looked at Yan Ci, and suddenly led Ye Ning to walk in front of Yan Ci. The brother and sister knelt down straight, making Yan Ci jump.

"What's this. Get up."

Yan Ci stretched out his hand to pull the two of them, not wanting them to remain unmoved, Ye An just knelt down and said, "There was a plague in my hometown, and my parents both died of illness. Before my father died, he said that you went to Beijing to catch the exam. My father said, brother You have a kind personality and a compassionate heart. Even if you fail in a big way, you will take us two brothers and sisters in.

My sister and I came begging all the way, and we were worried that we couldn’t find my elder brother. I didn’t want my elder brother to be the top student in high school.My sister and I only inquired about Zhuangyuan Mansion in the past two days.so……"

As Ye An said, he dragged his sister and kowtowed three times to Yan Ci fiercely.Yan Ci didn't have time to stop him, so he listened to Ye An's way, "Please take me in, brother. Ye An is a cow and a horse, and he has no complaints."

Yan Ci didn't think about it, but the plague spread in Yingzhou, and the people must be living in dire straits. Seeing the two Ye An brothers and sisters now, he couldn't help feeling sorry for them, and hurriedly helped them up, saying, "Get up quickly, how could I want you?" Be a cow and a horse. You just need to be a good boy. I will leave you two brothers and sisters as a brother."

Then Ye An only pulled his sister and kowtowed three more times before getting up and saying, "Thank you brother for not giving up. Brother and sister Ye An are very grateful!"

"Get up quickly. Get up quickly."

For a while, the three sisters sat and chatted with each other, but the people's livelihood was suffering, and God's will tricked people.Yan Ci only felt great pain in his heart.I can't wait to have tens of thousands of mansions.To shelter the people of the world.

The two brothers and sisters stayed here.The Zhuangyuan's mansion also became more and more lively.