"In the early summer of the world, Lady Jieyu gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl."
The senior brother was overjoyed. A few days before the full moon, he sent out invitations to the mountain, inviting Yi Mu and Xu Zang to the Martial Alliance to see their nephew and niece.
Yi Mu prepared a pair of exquisitely crafted gold locks, and knowing that Xu Zang had no money, he specially prepared a generous gift for him as well.
The current leader of the martial arts alliance has only one daughter, who has been spoiled since childhood. Although his sister-in-law has a somewhat spoiled personality, she is kind-hearted and straightforward.
She practiced martial arts from a young age, and her physique was better than that of the average woman.
When Yi Mu and Xu Zang arrived, she was sitting in the warm pavilion, wearing a thin jacket and a headband, holding her daughter and laughing.
A group of people, both men and women, martial arts practitioners, stood around, not caring much about formalities.
Yi Mu and Xu Zang presented their gifts, and Ji Yunniang told them to sit down and rest while instructing someone to call her son-in-law over.
The three brothers hadn't seen each other for almost a year. Jieyu strode over from a distance, first picking up Xuzang, patting him in his arms, and then laughing loudly: "Good lad, it's been a year since I last saw you, and you've grown taller than your senior brother."
Xu Zang was all smiles; he was a simple, big, and simple-minded guy.
Yimu sat in a wheelchair, and Jieyu placed his infant son on his lap.
"Kid, this is your second uncle. Get to know him properly."
The chubby-cheeked boy was fast asleep with his eyes closed. Around his neck hung a gold lock given to him by Yi Mu, his skin fair and adorable.
The leader's grandson was celebrating his one-month birthday, and most of the martial arts world had come to attend.
The main characters are two children, Yi Mu and Xu Zang, who did not receive much attention.
The eldest brother was at the front with the leader of the alliance, drinking with everyone at each table.
Ji Yunniang's cousins told Yi Mu that they should stay at the Martial Alliance for a while longer.
That was exactly what Yi Mu wanted to do.
The people in the palace couldn't wait any longer and sent the imperial guards to issue an ultimatum, requesting His Highness the Crown Prince to return to the palace.
In just a few days, it will be the Crown Prince's coming-of-age ceremony.
If the main person involved doesn't return, this grand ceremony, which involves the hidden agendas of all parties, cannot be held as scheduled.
With their master not currently in the mountains, Yi Mu wanted to discuss with his senior brother what to do about Xu Zang's matter.
Although he suspected that Xu Zang was faking his stupidity, as long as he didn't reveal his true colors, he and his fellow disciples would have to worry about arranging things for their foolish junior brother.
Now that his sister-in-law has given birth, Jieyu should focus his attention on returning to Huiyang Mountain.
The day after the baby's one-month celebration, the two brothers were in the study when Jieyu gave Yimu his reply.
“Before my master left, he told me to follow Xu Zang’s wishes. If he wanted to go back, he asked his fellow disciples to take care of him.”
The master meant that Xu Zang's return to the palace would be extremely dangerous, and as his senior brothers, they had to protect their junior brother.
Jieyu is now the master of Fuyang Mountain. His wife has just given birth to a child, and he is tied up with both public and private matters. He cannot leave the martial arts world, so he can only send Yimu back to the palace with Xuzang.
There were many skilled martial arts disciples at Fuyang Mountain. Jieyu assigned a group of them to Yimu to be under his command and to secretly protect him and Xuzang.
With the deadline for returning to the palace fast approaching, Yi Mu and Xu Zang set off directly from the Martial Alliance, escorted by the Golden Armor Army of the Imperial Palace, and rode swiftly into the capital.
His Majesty the Emperor personally ordered that His Highness the Crown Prince be summoned to the palace for an audience.
Xu Zang originally had his own palace, but now that the Eastern Palace has been bestowed upon the Third Prince by the Emperor, he can only live in a house outside the palace.
Xu Zang boarded the carriage and went to the palace. As soon as he left, Yi Mu instructed Yuan Bao to prepare a carriage and go to the south of the city.
The south side of the city was inhabited by important officials of the imperial court. About thirteen years ago, the family of the Vice Minister of Revenue was executed because the head of the household embezzled government funds intended for disaster relief.
The courtyard is now empty; the plaque at the entrance is gone, and the seal on the vermilion gate is tattered and worn from the wind and rain.
He passed by his home, but was not allowed to enter.
Yi Mu's hands on the wheelchair tightened, and a deep pain flashed in his eyes.
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