"I remembered that I have something else to do, so I'll stay in the East Mansion tonight..."

The young master said this and turned around to leave.

"Stop!" Unexpectedly, a cold shout was heard from inside the door.

When Li Chengen heard that, he couldn't take that step forward.

He turned around, forced out a difficult smile and said, "Sister."

But Li Mingyue had changed her voice and spoke to Zhao Hao in a gentle voice.

"Brother, you have been working so hard these days. Come in and have a good rest."

"How can the county princess's sister come to the door to greet me in person?" Zhao Hao said flattered.

"As a younger sister, isn't it my duty to welcome my brother?" Li Mingyue smiled and glanced at Li Chengen.

"Right, brother?"

"Haha, yes..." Li Chengen forced a smile and nodded.

"Come in quickly, mom is waiting anxiously."

Li Mingyue called Zhao Hao to go inside, and Li Chengen followed dejectedly.

~~

In the warm room in the back garden.

The princess smiled and helped Zhao Hao, who was kneeling on the ground to pay his respects, up, and said with a look of relief:

"My son is really amazing. I never dreamed that you would become so famous in just a few days."

Just as Captain Niu said, godmother knew exactly what Master Zhao had done these days.

Zhao Hao also skipped the report and went straight to the gratitude part, saying with a respectful face: "Everything is given by mother. Without mother's support, your son would neither have the ability nor the courage to make such a big fuss."

"You are good in every way, except that you are too cautious. How can you talk to your own mother like that?" Seeing that he did not dare to take credit for anything, the princess felt distressed. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "How many times have I told you that you are not a motherless child? I am your mother now, will be in the future, and will always be your mother."

"Mom, I'm speaking from the heart," Zhao Hao was so moved that his nose ached. "Without you, your son is nothing."

This was a sincere statement. Without the eldest princess to keep the peace, even if he made a name for himself, he would not be able to keep it.

It is a sin in itself for a fifteen-year-old boy to carry a goose that lays golden eggs.

The greedy nobles, wealthy gentry, officials, and even small clerks would bite him hard and eat him till there was nothing left...

But then again, isn't it that Master Zhao went to such great lengths to curry favor with others so that he could bully others and no one else could bully him?

So Mr. Zhao decided to omit the word "干" from now on...

"Okay, mother knows that you are a loyal child." The princess nodded with satisfaction, turned her eyes to Li Chengen who was hiding behind Zhao Hao, and said through gritted teeth:

"But even if your mother is supportive, if you don't work hard, it will be like a blind man lighting a lamp in vain!"

"Mom, I..." Li Chengen opened his mouth to argue.

"Kneel down!" The princess didn't listen to his explanation. She sneered and said, "You are so young, but you have learned to lie. I think you deserve to be punished!"

"..." Li Chengen was speechless and could only bow his head and plead guilty.

It's really fun to lie, but it's a crematorium to find out...

"Let him kneel here by himself. Come on, let's go have dinner." The eldest princess then walked out, holding her daughter in one hand and her godson in the other.

Looking at Li Chengen's desolate expression, Zhao Hao seemed to hear the music of Erquan Yingyue in his ears...

"Mom, Cheng'en performed very well today." He couldn't help but plead for Li Cheng'en softly, "Besides, he asked for leave from me yesterday."

Li Chengen suddenly looked up at Zhao Hao, his eyes mixed with gratitude and surprise.

"Oh, really?" The eldest princess was stunned and looked back at Li Chengen.

The young master nodded vigorously like a chicken pecking at rice, and then said in a tearful voice: "Actually I didn't want to go, and asked those guys not to disturb my studies. But they said that it was scheduled before the New Year and I will be the host, and my son can't refuse no matter how hard he tries..."

Li Mingyue also spoke in a nice way: "Yes, mother, my brother doesn't know how to say no, he is such a pushover."

"Stay away from those bad friends in the future!" The princess snorted. Although she still had a stern face, she still showed some mercy and said, "This will not happen again. Come over here and have dinner."

"Oh, thank you mother, thank you brother, thank you little sister..." The young master quickly wiped his tears with his sleeves, stood up and followed behind.

~~

After the family finished dinner, the night watch drum had already been struck twice.

It was so late, so Zhao Hao stayed overnight obediently, finally fulfilling the eldest princess' wish.

Li Mingyue was so happy that she volunteered to take Zhao Hao over.

The only drawback is that Li Chengen is still following behind...

When she was far away from her mother's warm room, she looked at Li Chengen with a sneer and said:

"You didn't even ask for permission from Big Brother, so Big Brother had to lie with you."

The young master smiled awkwardly and said, "We are a family, so of course we help each other."

"Thank you for what happened today, brother." He smiled gratefully at Zhao Hao and said, "I can rely on you at critical moments!"

"You're welcome." Zhao Hao smiled indifferently and said, "Don't be so smart next time."

"Hey, hey, I will be careful next time." Li Chengen actually nodded obediently, as if he finally psychologically accepted their relationship.

The three of them chatted and laughed as they walked along the warm room, and before they knew it they had arrived in front of a small building with lights on.

Under the eaves of the main entrance of the small building, there was a nanmu plaque engraved with the words "Liu Yue".

Under the plaque, there is a couplet with elegant handwriting:

'The dark water and clouds float the wine, the empty mountain retains the moon and listens to the piano'.

"Mother ordered that this 'Liu Yue Xuan' will be my eldest brother's residence from now on."

Li Mingyue said this with a slightly blushing face. The palace maid inside heard the voice and hurriedly opened the door and lifted the thick curtain.

"Come in and take a look. I arranged all this." Li Mingyue pulled Zhao Hao into the lobby, smiling sweetly and asking for credit: "Brother, take a look. Do you like it?"

"great."

Zhao Hao saw that the interior decoration was all made of wood such as nanmu, which was gorgeous and elegant. The tables, chairs and stools were sparsely arranged. Although there were not many books and paintings on the walls and tables, they all made the hall full of literati interest. People felt very comfortable, elegant, clean and bright when they were there.

This kind of elegant decoration and furnishings is unique in the magnificent Princess's Mansion. Zhao Hao couldn't help but look at Li Mingyue with admiration and said, "Sister, you are really well-read and have elegant taste."

Li Mingyue smiled embarrassedly when she heard that.

It was a literal sense of apology... Although she did not lie and it was indeed she who led someone to decorate the room, the person who led the decoration was Zhang Xiaojing.

"It seems that I have to read more in the future..." Seeing Zhao Hao's endless praise, Li Mingyue secretly made up her mind to go back and pick up the "Book of Songs" that she had not finished reading for two months.

Well, if you can still find it.

After helping Zhao Hao settle down, Li Mingyue and Li Chengen said goodbye and left.

When they were some distance away from Liu Yue Xuan, Li Mingyue suddenly punched her brother in the soft spot and then walked away.

Li Chengen covered his ribs in confusion, not knowing how he had offended her again...

ps. The second chapter is here, please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket~~