leaf shadow by the pool

Chapter 13

"Every time I see Sister Han, I'm very excited, and I'm sure she is really my sister?"

"How is it possible?" Ye Ying interrupted Ye Xi mercilessly.

Ye Ying led Ye Xi away, the two walked one after the other, Ye Xi suddenly let out a "huh".

"What's wrong?" Ye Ying stepped forward.

"Second brother, don't you think that's Master He?" Ye Xi pointed forward.

Ye Ying's heart ached when he heard Mr. He's words, and he followed Ye Xi's fingers to see that it was indeed He Linyuan.

He Linyuan in the distance was talking to Yu Ze.Ye Ying thought there were only the two of them, but Ling Xichi and Xu Che squeezed in from the side.Ling Xichi seemed to have said something to He Linyuan, and then He Linyuan turned his head and said something to Xu Che.

When Ye Ying didn't know that He Linyuan had a sweetheart before, Ye Ying always regarded Xu Che as a thorn in his side, and he was a bit displeased with him, but now looking at Ye Ying, he seemed to have found someone with the same fate as himself, and felt a little sympathetic to each other.

"Well, it's him." Ye Ying said a little downcast.

"How about we go say hello." Ye Xi said excitedly.

When Ye Ying was about to say no, Ye Xi had already called out to He Linyuan: "Master He." He even waved his hand.

The few people in the distance naturally noticed Ye Ying and Ye Xi.

Ye Xi pulled Ye Ying and walked over.Ye Ying hadn't figured out how to face He Linyuan for a while, so she kept her head down, avoiding her eyes, holding the steamed dumpling paper in her hand.

"Xu Che and Yu Ze looked at He Linyuan at the same time, and He Linyuan coughed. Seeing Ye Xi come up to him: "Miss Ye, what a coincidence.You also go out for a walk. "

"Yeah, it's just me and Second Brother, it's great that so many of you came out." Ye Xi looked at Yu Ze and the others and said.

"They are all boring people, so Miss Ye, would you like to go with us." He Linyuan sent an invitation.

"No, we've been out for a while, it's time to go back. Don't bother Mr. He." Ye Ying, who had been silent all this time, said aloud.

Ye Xi just wanted to refute when Ye Ying pulled his sleeve.

"That's it, okay. Be careful on the road." Seeing that Ye Ying refused, He Linyuan had no choice but to give up.

Ye Xi, who was pulled away by Ye Ying, looked at He Linyuan before he left. He Linyuan was still smiling like a spring breeze, but Ye Ying had a sullen face.

"Second brother, what's wrong with you?" Ye Xi asked if Ye Ying was fine just now.

"It's nothing, I just want to go home because it's getting late." Ye Ying explained stiffly.

"Oh, but, did you see just now that Mr. He is surrounded by women. Mr. He really has a lot of people like him. Second brother, don't you think so?"

"Yes, he has always been loved by everyone." Ye Ying tightened her fingers unknowingly, and two of the unfinished steamed dumplings were directly squeezed to the ground by Ye Ying.

Ye Ying realized later, "It's gone."

"I don't know what the sweetheart who wants to come to Mr. He looks like, but he must be as beautiful as a fairy."

Ye Ying returned home in a daze.After entering the room, he fell directly on the quilt, looking exhausted.

Ye Ying curled up in the quilt, and after a while, he suddenly remembered one thing, that is, before Ye Ying went to Jiangnan, He Linyuan asked Ye Ying to bring something back from Jiangnan.

Originally, Ye Ying had forgotten about this matter before he was busy with business, but he suddenly remembered it before leaving. Ye Ying hurried to find such a thing, and took it back to the imperial city. He was going to give it to He Linyuan when he came back, but I heard After He Linyuan had a sweetheart, he never thought about it.

Ye Ying took out the purple sand teapot that He Linyuan asked Ye Ying to bring from a beautifully packaged wooden box. Ye Ying not only bought the teapot, but also bought other things along with the teapot, and asked the boss to pack it properly.

Ye Ying looked at the pot and felt that she couldn't send it out.Ye Ying felt that this pot should be given by He Linyuan to his sweetheart.Ye Ying put the pot into the wooden box again, "If He Linyuan didn't ask me, I wouldn't give this pot to him. I keep it for myself, and I have to look at it when I don't need it."

After thinking about this, Ye Ying felt much more comfortable in her heart.

The case of Ye Hongxin and Yu Zecha's Jiangnan tea has already begun.The tea and salt department really made deals with people in secret.

Yu Ze secretly visited and discovered that Shi Hao, the tea and salt department, was from South Vietnam. He was transferred to the imperial city four years ago and became the tea and salt department.

"Your Majesty, the person Shi Hao secretly contacted was the Cheng of Huainan County. The officials and others have secretly captured the Cheng of Huainan County and are secretly transporting him to the imperial city. At present, only this clue can be found." Yu Ze reported these to Duan Yuhao days progress.

"Ye Aiqing, Yu Aiqing, thank you for your hard work, let's wait until the Huainan county magistrate arrives." Duan Yuhao said slowly. "At that time, there will also be a secret interrogation."

"Yes." Ye Hongxin and Yu Ze replied at the same time.

"This imperial city seems to be calm and peaceful, but in fact there are filth and filth underneath, and the waves are choppy. It seems that it has not been peaceful recently. Some people can't hold back anymore. Oh, yes, the Longevity Festival will be in a few days, you need time Pay attention." Duan Yuhao said looking at the dark cloud-covered sky in the distance.

"The minister must be vigilant at all times."

"Okay, come here, Minister of Xuanli. The two lovers, please step down." Duan Yuhao waved his hand.

Yu Ze and Ye Hongxin withdrew, and Liu Da, Minister of Rites, rushed to the palace when he heard the emperor announce himself.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of Rites is here." Eunuch Liu reminded Duan Yuhao.

"Xuan."

"The humble minister kowtowed to the emperor."

"Okay, get up and talk back."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I don't know what the Emperor called my minister to come here?"

"It's coming to the Longevity Festival. I wonder if the ritual department has arranged it properly?" Duan Yuhao asked Liu Da.

"Back to the emperor, most of the preparations have been made, and only a small part is still in progress. But it will definitely be arranged before the Longevity Festival." Liu Da replied directly when he heard that the emperor asked about the Longevity Festival.

"That's good. Do you have any arrangements for the guards in the palace?"

"This...report to the emperor, not yet. The guards in this palace are always arranged three days before the festival, in case someone knows it in advance and will get involved.

"That's it, but since it hasn't been arranged yet, leave this matter to Ling Xichi, and you continue to be responsible for the rest."

"But it's against the rules." Liu Da said with some embarrassment.

"That's it, there's no need to persuade me anymore, I'll share some of it for you, why doesn't Master Liu appreciate it?" Duan Yuhao said slightly threateningly.

"Don't dare, since your Majesty said it, then leave it to General Ling."

"It's okay, let's get back."

"Resignation." Liu Da retreated outside the imperial study.

"Eunuch Liu, pass on Ling Xichi."

"Your Majesty." Ling Xichi came to the imperial study.

"Stop talking nonsense, I have given you full authority over the guards inside and outside the palace. Be sure to ensure safety during the Longevity Festival."

"Ah, I will definitely be able to handle it well."

"You can arrange it today, don't wait until three days before the Longevity Festival."

"I obey the order." Ling Xichi went directly to make arrangements after receiving the order.

During the Wanshou Festival, Duan Yuhao really put in a lot of thought.Duan Yuhao prepared a grand birthday celebration.

This is the [-]th birthday of the Empress Dowager, and the whole country will rest for five days.Departments at all levels are scrambling to prepare, not to be outdone.Before the Longevity Festival, the whole imperial city was preparing for the Longevity Day.The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households prepare rewards of silver taels, satin horses, and banquet tables, and the harem is even better.As the birthday approached, Duan Yuhao brought all the officials to pray to the Heaven and Earth and the Ancestral Temple, and personally enshrined the Queen Mother to the Wanshou Temple to salute.

This Wanshou Festival should have been the Empress Dowager's birthday, but because there was only a five-day difference in the birthdays of the Empress Dowager and the Concubine.In order not to be extravagant and wasteful, the queen mother and the concubine have always celebrated their birthdays together.Duan Yuhao had also summoned Duan Zhiqi, the Marquis of Zhengyuan who was far away in the northwest, back a long time ago.The eldest princess who married the Huns did not come back but sent envoys to greet her.

Duan Yuhao and Duan Zhiqi led the way on horseback, and Ling Xichi led a large group of people to welcome the queen mother and concubine back to the palace.On the way back to the palace from the Changchun Garden, the Queen Mother and the Concubine saw the streets full of lights and festoons.The pavilions on both sides of the street are covered with colorful lights.Under the radiance of colorful lights, the streets seem to be gold and silver palaces, the ribbons are cut into flowers, and the brocade is spread into houses.

Wherever the empress dowager and the concubine went, civil and military officials, ministers' wives, knelt down all over the road and wished them longevity.After entering the palace, civil and military officials and ministers' wives competed to present gifts.

The queen mother and the concubine thanked each other, and everyone wished them a happy birthday.Banquets, dramas, and fireworks will be performed one after another, and they will not stop until three days later.

Ye Ying followed Ye Hongxin to meet He Linyuan from a distance, but did not speak.After the end, Ye Ying and He Linyuan didn't see each other either, so Ye Ying followed Ye Hong, Ye Mu, Ye Yi, and Mo Shuyi back home.

Ye Xi didn't come, because Ye Xi hadn't left the pavilion yet so he couldn't come.

After the Wanshou Festival, all work resumed to the original state. The Huainan County Prime Minister had already been imprisoned, and after the Wanshou Festival, Yu Ze and others would interrogate him.

"Tell me, who else is behind you supporting you?" Yu Ze tortured Chen Shi in the torture room.

"There is no one else. Since the adults have already caught me, I have nothing to say." Chen Shi said mockingly.

"Impossible, then what are you trying to sell tea secretly?"

"I've already said it. I resell tea from Nanyue just to make some money in Jiangnan."

"Nonsense, we checked. After you sold the tea, you also bought a lot of grain. Could it be that you have finished eating so much grain, what are you doing with the grain?" Ye Hongxin couldn't listen anymore, and asked directly Chen Shi.

"I just transport the food to South Vietnam to make some money." Chen Shi continued.

"South Vietnam is not the northwest. There is no shortage of food. Where are you going to get the food?" Ye Hongxin questioned Chen Shi.

"My lord, I told you, but you don't believe me, so what can I do?" After Chen Shi said this, no matter how much Ye Hongxin asked, he just kept silent, and only said what he had said.

Yu Ze and Ye Hongxin tortured Chen Shi for a whole night, but they didn't ask anything.

Ye Hongxin didn't go home until early in the morning and went directly to the morning court.

Ye Hongxin sat in the sedan chair and walked to the door of Ye's mansion, and when he got off the sedan chair, he saw Ye Ying coming out of the mansion.

"Zian, where are you going this early in the morning?" Ye Hongxin called to stop Ye Ying.

"Father, you are back. I went to Xiangju Building to have a look. I haven't been there for so many days. Why are you coming back now, Father?"

"During the Wanshou Festival, there was a lot of official business, so I approved it all night."

"Oh, dad hasn't had breakfast yet, why don't you go to Xiangju Building to have some, I'm afraid there isn't anything ready-made in the house." Ye Ying invited Ye Hongxin.

"Okay." Ye Hongxin thought for a moment and said.So Ye Ying and Ye Hongxin went to Xiangju Building.

The author has something to say:

It is said that Wanshou Festival is the emperor's birthday, but here it is used as the birthday of the queen mother, so the emperor's is called Qianqiu Festival.