Chapter 1222 All-Star Lineup
Yuwen Ye glanced behind him and smiled faintly, saying, "You flatter me, Your Majesty."
After saying that, he stepped back and turned to the side, saying, "Please, Your Majesty."
When the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi arrived, not only did the Prince of Qin and his men come out to greet them, but the guests in the mansion also stood up. When Yuwen Qian and his entourage entered the mansion, everyone knelt on both sides. Yuwen Qian simply told everyone to stand up and said, "I am not the host today, so you don't need to be so polite."
Yuwen Ye welcomed the three of them to the main hall.
Today, the King of Qin moved to his new residence, and many people came to celebrate. Whether they were close friends, political opponents, or enemies, they all put aside their differences and the atmosphere seemed peaceful. The arrival of Yuwen Qian and Yuwen Cheng did not surprise anyone, but the atmosphere became slightly strange.
After all, the relationship between the Crown Prince, the King of Qi, and the King of Qin was destined to be discordant from the moment the Duke of Shenwu died.
With the Qin King's triumphant return from Luoyang, Yuwen Ye's meritorious officials were rewarded and honored, practically swallowing up half of the court. He himself was appointed as the Grand General of the Twelve Guards, bringing the entire city of Chang'an under his control. Although Yuwen Qian was nominally the Crown Prince, in terms of prestige and merit, he was far inferior to his second brother.
Yuwen Cheng was granted the title of General Who Guards the North, which was prestigious but lacked real power.
Moreover, the formidable Princess Qin and the Crown Princess, who had repeatedly distinguished themselves in battle, were not comparable to each other.
Yu Mingyue's expression turned cold as soon as she entered the mansion. After sitting down in the main hall, she carefully looked around. She still didn't understand military affairs, so she couldn't figure out the personnel arrangements in this mansion. But at this moment, almost everyone crowded in the main hall was Yuwen Ye's confidant, from Shen Tu Tai to Shan Tong'er, from Shen Wuzheng to Pei Xingyuan, as well as Jiang Yan, Liang Youying, Shi Yuxin, Shi Yutao, Xue Lin, Mu Xian, Cheng Qiao, Gao Feng, Jiang Kesheng, and Yan Buhuai, Dai Junliang, Lei Guo, who had recently come from various places to receive rewards and honors and to congratulate the Prince of Qin... Each of them had made outstanding military achievements.
This scene could only be fully described by a phrase that had been long removed from her life—
All-star lineup.
This made her mood even more gloomy.
However, the thought that they were still holding a knife made her feel relieved. Yuwen Qian, who was sitting next to her, remained gentle and warm. After chatting with Yuwen Ye for a few minutes, his gaze fell on a stumbling figure entering through the side door. It was his little nephew, Yuan Gan. He smiled and waved to him, his cheerful demeanor suggesting that he had genuinely come to congratulate his brother, without any other ulterior motives.
Yu Mingyue couldn't understand him. From the beginning, she couldn't understand Yuwen Qian, who had become a monk and was traveling around. Later, after the death of the Duke of Shenwu, Yuwen Qian seemed to no longer bother to hide his hatred for Yuwen Ye and Shang Ruyi. But ever since the other side won a great victory at Hulao Pass with a huge disparity of three thousand against one hundred thousand, Yuwen Qian's attitude became very strange. He seemed to accept everything very calmly. However, Yu Mingyue didn't know whether this calmness was due to excessive anger or genuine indifference.
In short, to her now, Yuwen Qian is like someone surrounded by a cloud of mist; she can see him even less clearly than before.
At this moment, the wet nurse Feng also led Yuan Gan into the main hall. Yuwen Qian bent down to look at his little nephew. Although they were so close, he had only seen the child once when he was born in Chengqian Palace, and then a few more times at Yuwen Yuan's place. It seemed that he had never seen the child again.
Time flies, and that wrinkled little baby who used to be nestled in swaddling clothes is now able to walk.
Not only that, he was round and sturdy, with rosy cheeks, somewhat resembling Yuwen Ye when he was a child, but unlike him, he was not as upright and sharp, and his features were much softer.
Looking at the child, Yuwen Qian was momentarily dazed.
But the smile on his face only grew stronger, even unconsciously becoming more gentle: "Yuanzi... oh no, you already have a formal name, so I should call you Yuangan now, right? Do you recognize who I am?"
Yuan Gan had initially approached this area because of the large crowd, but upon seeing him, he immediately stopped.
A distinct look of panic suddenly appeared in those round, dark eyes. After glancing at Yuwen Qian again, she turned around and hugged Feng's leg once more, like a rabbit burrowing into a hole, leaving only her buttocks sticking out.
Some people in the crowd couldn't help but laugh.
Yuwen Ye frowned slightly and stepped forward, saying, "Why are you being so coy? Come and greet His Highness the Crown Prince—your uncle."
"Mmm."
Xiao Yuangan twisted his body, refusing.
Although Yuwen Ye loved his child, it was still in public, and there was a proper order of seniority. As his nephew, Xiao Yuangan shouldn't have acted this way, so he reached out to pull him back.
Now Xiao Yuan was in a panic and was about to cry.
Grandma Feng broke out in a cold sweat. She hadn't expected that in such a short time, two people would appear who would make this little rascal uncomfortable. One of them scared him so much that he wanted to cry, and the other made him afraid to cry.
Just then, Yuwen Qian's gentle voice rang out: "Second brother, let it go."
Yuwen Ye turned to look at him and saw Yuwen Qian looking down at Yuan Gan, whose face was red and whose eyes were filled with glistening tears. He smiled and said, "You haven't been back for a long time, and Yuan Gan has been living deep in the palace and hasn't been around much, so we've become estranged. It's my fault as his uncle."
Yuwen Ye immediately replied, "Your Majesty, what are you saying?"
"But now that you've established your own residence, we should still keep in touch more often."
"yes."
Shang Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief, waved to the wet nurse Feng, and the wet nurse immediately picked up Yuan Gan, bowed, and turned to leave.
Although this little incident was not pleasant, it did not affect the mood of those around him too much. Yuwen Qian glanced at everyone again, smiled and waved his hand, saying, "No need to gather here. I just want to talk to my second brother. You can all go do what you need to do."
The group then dispersed, each returning to their previous seats.
After hearing Yuwen Qian's words, Yuwen Ye naturally couldn't leave, so he went to sit down to the side. Shang Ruyi sat next to him, and the two couples faced each other in silence. Although the outside of the hall was bustling with noise and excitement, the air inside the hall seemed somewhat stagnant.
Yuwen Ye spoke first: "What does Your Majesty wish to say to me?"
Yuwen Qian looked at him for a while, then smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing. I just wanted to sit down and chat with my second brother. It's been a long time since the three of us brothers have sat down and talked like this."
At this moment, Shang Ruyi laughed and said, "Yes, I remember the last time something like this happened was the night I gave birth to my first child."
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