Chapter 402 A Portrait

Li Yuan asked her where she wanted to go next time and asked her to take her with her.

Yun Qiao smiled and said, "Okay."

As for why the children did not go to Gu's house for meals, it was because Chen Jingyan was teaching martial arts to his three sons.

Mu Nian decided to go to the Mobei military camp.

I'll go there in early spring next year.

Because he was afraid that his body would not be able to withstand the harsh weather there this winter.

As for the imperial examination, he will continue to take the imperial examination next year.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be a good candidate for the imperial examination, along with Old Man and Chen Yang. As for Yi'er of the Zhao family, he is still young and will take the exam next year to test the waters, but considering that Yi'er's father is Zhao Xuan.

With a father who is a university scholar, Yier's strength cannot be underestimated.

If he passes the imperial examination next year, he will be the youngest scholar in more than ten years.

Li Yuan told Yun Qiao about what happened in Kyoto City, big, small, interesting, fun, and thrilling.

"...The Emperor's illness keeps getting better and worse, and then worse and better. Second Master is now in charge of the salt merchants and is occasionally summoned to the palace. He told me privately that the Emperor might be dying. What should the Great Zhou do if the Emperor is dying?"

Yun Qiao knew Li Yuan’s worries.

Because the emperor now values ​​the Zhao family, and Gu Heng is a relative of the Zhao family, the first person Zhao Xuan thinks of when there are many lucrative jobs is Gu Heng.

If the emperor suddenly dies, the princes in various places will probably have second thoughts.

Chen Jingyan mentioned this matter to her a little.

It was just that the emperor had plans to reduce the power of the princes, but it was difficult to implement and he did not dare to do it at will. He was afraid that those princes would join forces to force him to abdicate.

The previous princes were all brothers of the previous emperor. Some of them were younger, only a few years older than the emperor. They were in their prime, and the princes secretly raised troops in their fiefdoms but had no control over them.

And what about the emperor? What can he use to compete?

He wanted to win over Chen Jingyan to work for him, but Chen Jingyan didn't like being influenced by others.

Perhaps because he was getting older, Chen Jingyan increasingly disliked being constrained and disciplined, especially since the emperor was foolish and stupid. If it weren't for Zhao Xuan supporting him in many things, Chen Jingyan would have wanted to kill the emperor and replace him with someone else.

Li Yuan talked on and on for a long time.

Yun Qiao also heard a lot.

Talking about the Gu family, Li Yuan sighed.

"Before, I always thought they were all poor relatives who were begging for money. Now that Second Master can make money, just give them to them. I won't care anymore."

"I didn't expect that after I stopped caring, my mood would improve a lot."

Yun Qiao said, "Actually, Gu Heng can make money, and he's also a family man. He's very good to you and the children. As for providing some support to the Gu family's relatives, let him do it."

Plant good thoughts and hope to reap good results in the future.

Li Yuan agreed: "I just figured it out now too. Now that I figured it out, I understand much more clearly."

After talking about her own affairs, she asked about Chao Nian and Mu Nian.

"Are you really sending Mu Nian to the Mobei military camp? He's only thirteen, still so young. You, as his parents, are truly relieved."

"What's there to worry about? Sooner or later, the child will grow up and fly away. Besides, there are many of the Marquis's old subordinates in the Mobei military camp where Mu Nian is going. They will take care of Mu Nian to some extent."

Li Yuan hummed, "It's good to be able to take care of it."

"But I still can't bear to let him go. Mu Nian is a good talker, and I like him. He's not like my Chen Yang, who is a complete nerd and taciturn just like his father. I'm worried that when he gets married in the future, the girl will definitely dislike him."

When talking about his son, Li Yuan felt proud in his heart, but he just liked to criticize him a little.

But the love for his son is overwhelming.

After chatting for a long time, Yun Qiao said that after she recovered from her illness, their two families would have a meal together and let Gu Heng and Li Yuan bring the children to the Marquis' Mansion.

It may not be so easy to get together with all the members in the future.

Li Yuan readily agreed.

***

In March of the following year, Chen Mu Nian took six of his personal followers and headed straight for the Mobei military camp.

The ones who were most happy to learn that someone was coming from Kyoto City were Li Xingyu and Han Shiyi.

Because Han Shiyi was too busy, he stayed in Mobei for another two years and never returned to Kyoto. He almost forgot what the girl and sister he was thinking about looked like.

Maybe it's because he's been traveling so much, or maybe it's because he's become more mature, but Han Shiyi looks almost youthful now.

He has become much more mature.

Also a lot calmer.

When Chen Mu Nian arrived at the army, surprisingly, no one in the army gave him a grand welcome party. He was just called by the garrison commander to say a few words, and then he was assigned to the cavalry camp.

He happened to be in the same camp as Li Xingyu.

Knowing that Han Shiyi is here, Chen Mu Nian also admires Han Shiyi the most.

As soon as I arrived, I went to see Han Shiyi as soon as I had time.

By the way, he gave Han Shiyi the things that his sister Ruoruo asked him to bring.

"Sister Ruoruo is very concerned about you. I don't know what you want, so I asked my mother to draw a picture for you."

Han Shiyi was not very happy about the portrait.

But when he thought about it, it was given by his sister after all, so he couldn't show too much unenthusiastic.

"Thank you, Second Young Master, for your help in bringing it along."

"You're welcome." Chen Mu Nian said cheerfully, "It's just something that happened to me."

Seeing Han Shiyi put the portrait away without even opening it, Chen Munian said, "Brother Han, don't you want to open it and take a look? This was painted by my mother. My mother is very good at painting. She uses a strange technique, yes, sketching, that kind of line-based portrait..."

Han Shiyi had no intention of reading it.

He thought it was just a portrait of his sister, and he could open it and look at it again when he missed his sister in the future.

But since Chen Mu Nian said so, he opened it.

When the portrait was opened and Han Shiyi looked at the two people who looked like real people in front of him, he was shocked.

His eyes were completely focused on the other girl next to Ruoruo.

This portrait shows Ruoruo sitting on a chair in the corridor, and it is a frontal portrait.

And the woman who was waving a small fan as a foil was exactly the girl he thought about day and night.

She looked better and better, with delicate features and a gentle smile, her eyes all focused on Ruoruo.

Her eyes were filled with Ruoruo.

For some reason, he was actually a little angry.

"Brother Han, don't you like this painting? My mother said that my sister didn't want to have her portrait done. When she found out that my mother was painting Nian Nian, she just got up and left, causing my mother to just casually paint a few times."

Nian Nian didn't want to be in the painting because she felt that this painting was a gift from Ruoruo to her brother.

But my mother drew it on it and she didn't say no.

She was afraid that Han Shiyi would have other thoughts when he saw her in the portrait. After not seeing her for two years, even the little bit of affection would fade away.

But if you give him this painting, will his thoughts become even deeper?

She worried about that.

It's not that she doesn't allow Han Shiyi to think about her, after all, that is his right.

However, she was afraid that she would not be able to respond, as if she could not respond to the kind of love between men and women.