After Li Yunhe got off the carriage at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he walked inside.
As he approached the red lacquered gate, he was stopped by two servants at the door.
"What do you do?"
"I am your son."
The two men looked at each other, feeling uncertain. Although they both knew that there was a young master in the Prime Minister's Mansion, they had never seen him.
"I'll go and tell the master."
A servant turned and went to the main hall.
"Master, there is a young man outside the door who claims to be our young master."
Prime Minister Li was so excited that he almost dropped the tea in his hand. "Really?"
He wrote many letters to his son, but his son never mentioned coming back. Why did he suddenly come back now?
"Master, let's go out and see He'er. It's cold outside, so don't make him wait too long." Madam Li stood up and pulled Li Qian with a smile on her face, "Let's go see your brother together."
Li Qian was also very curious about what this brother looked like. With a smile on her face, she took Madam Li's hand and said, "Mom, please walk slowly."
The three of them walked to the door and saw Li Yunhe, who was tall and slender, standing there with his hands behind his back.
"He'er," Madam Li came forward excitedly, her eyes red, and pulled up his sleeve, "Why didn't you tell your parents before you left the mountain?"
"Meet the parents, sister."
Prime Minister Li glanced at his wife and said with a smile, "Go in and talk. Now you are not afraid that He'er will catch a cold."
Li Qian was a little flattered. She had thought that her brother was the legitimate son and did not grow up in the mansion. She thought that they had no sibling relationship and would not pay attention to her. She did not expect that her brother would take the initiative to talk to her.
His tense body gradually relaxed, and he said, "Brother, go in and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."
Several people walked to the main hall, and after Li Yunhe drank a sip of hot tea, Prime Minister Li couldn't wait to ask.
"He'er, why did you suddenly come down the mountain?"
Thinking of the carriage at the door just now, Prime Minister Li continued, "If I saw correctly just now, the carriage that brought you here belongs to the palace. Did you go to the palace?"
Li Yunhe put down the tea with a smile and nodded.
"It is indeed from the Imperial Palace. My master owed Grand Master Fang a favor, so Grand Master Fang asked him to promise to allow his disciple to go down the mountain and assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wholeheartedly, so I returned."
His original intention was to go down the mountain and enter the officialdom through the imperial examination, but who would have thought that his master would sell him out like this.
"That's fine. I actually wanted to recommend you, but I was worried about what people in the court would say about you, so I gave up the idea. Now that Grand Tutor Fang has recommended you, they shouldn't say anything."
His worries were not unfounded. He was now the Prime Minister, and his son was still young and was the teacher of the Crown Prince. The Prime Minister's Office was at its peak, and it was inevitable that some people would be suspicious of it.
"Don't worry, Dad. The Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince don't look down on me because of my age."
Although Lady Li did not understand what was going on in the court, she knew that not everyone could be the prince's teacher, and she was sincerely happy for her son.
At this time, a servant came in from outside.
"Master and Madam, someone from the Minister of Rites' residence is here to deliver the invitation."
"Send someone in."
Soon, a servant came in, respectfully handed the invitation to the prime minister, and turned to leave.
The Prime Minister opened the post and read it, then smiled and said, "It's an invitation to the little princess's full moon banquet. Our family of four can go."
Li Qian's eyes widened in disbelief. "Dad, you mean your daughter can go too?"
Madam Li patted her hands and said softly, "A family of four. Isn't that just me, your father, your brother, and you? This must be Concubine Li's intention to make you proud!"
Li Qian pursed her lips and smiled, feeling even more grateful to Concubine Li.
Not everyone can go to this banquet if they want to.
Listening to what they said, Li Yunhe looked puzzled. "The little princess's banquet was actually organized by the Minister of Rites himself."
He suddenly remembered that when he was in the imperial study, the emperor was holding a child in his arms. Could that child be the little princess?
Seeing his confusion, Prime Minister Li began to explain, "The little princess is the daughter of Concubine Li, and is very favored by the Emperor. Letting the Ministry of Rites handle this is to give the little princess enough honor and favor."
The Cai family, who also received the invitation, was also very surprised.
If they hadn't read the content, they would have thought the invitation was sent to the wrong person.
"A few days ago, Madam was worried that it would be difficult to meet Mrs. Zhang. Now you have the chance, don't you?" Mr. Cai joked with his wife.
......
Different from the bustling palace.
The Third Prince's Mansion was deserted.
Yang Xin held her chin with a gloomy look on her face. She hadn't seen the Third Prince for a long time, although she still lived in the Third Prince's mansion.
She thought that what she did was secretive and the Third Prince should not be able to know about it.
Did Concubine Xian tell the Third Prince before she died?
But if that was the case, why did the Third Prince keep her in the mansion?
After much thought, I could only come up with one reasonable explanation, which was that the Third Prince still had feelings for me.
"Miss, do you want to go out for a walk?"
The maid asked with some concern. Yang Xin was only not allowed to go near the study and the third prince's room. She could move around normally in other places.
"There's nothing interesting outside," Yang Xin sighed listlessly and waved for the maid to come and sit down.
"Miss, this is inappropriate."
"What's wrong?" Yang Xin frowned. "How many times have I told you that we are all human beings? There is no distinction between master and servant. Just come over if I ask you to. Tell me if there is anything interesting happening outside."
The maid came forward slowly and still stood aside.
Yang Xin pulled her to sit on a chair and said, "Go ahead!"
"Tomorrow is the little princess's full moon banquet. Everyone is talking about it now. I think the third prince will also attend."
Yang Xin didn't take it seriously. "What's there to discuss about a full moon banquet?"
But it is understandable. People at that time had no mobile phones or televisions, so they could only pass the time by gossiping.
"Young lady," the maidservant lowered her voice, "the little princess is very favored by the emperor. Even the Ministry of Rites is hosting this full moon banquet, which shows how much the emperor cares about the little princess."
Hearing the maid's envious tone, Yang Xin did not feel envious, but more sympathy.
Born in this feudal era, even if you are favored and have a noble status, what does it matter? When you grow up, you still have to get married, take care of the husband and children, and share a husband with someone else.
The maid was still chattering, and Yang Xin interrupted her, "Stop talking."
She suddenly remembered that the third prince had said he would take her to the little princess's full-month banquet, so she stood up and walked out.
Unexpectedly, she saw Zi Yang walking towards her with a bright smile on his face, and raised his hand to block her way.
"Miss Yang, where are you going?"
Yang Xin glared at her and pushed his hand away. "I'm going to find Brother Chen, please get out of the way."
Zi Yang was unmoved and sneered, "His Highness doesn't want to see you, so you should stay in the mansion before the little princess's full moon banquet!"
"You have to ask Brother Chen to come and tell me in person, otherwise I won't believe it."
How could she not go? With her status as the heroine, she would definitely go to this kind of party. What would she do if the hero met the heroine?
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