leaf shadow by the pool

Chapter 6

In the blink of an eye, it seemed that it was Ye Hongxin's birthday.Ye Fu sent out the greeting post as early as ten days ago.Ye Fu started to talk about it, full of joy, those who didn't know thought that Ye Fu was going to marry Ye Er Shao.

People from Yefu came and went to decorate and decorate, today's banquet was hosted by Laixiangjulou.The Xiangju building is closed today, and Li Ranhan, Lu Xiang and others also came to help.

Ye Ying was pulled up by Ye Chen early in the morning, and the servant girl washed herself. Ye Ying put on the clothes Mo Shuyi made for herself, and put a white jade hair on her head.A jade pendant is pinned to his waist.

When Ye Ying went to that stop, the maids peeked at her again.Ye Yingquan pretended not to see it, and after washing and grooming, Ye Ying went to look for Ye Hongxin, and wanted to pay Ye Hongxin's birthday earlier.

Ye Ying didn't forget to take out the tea set before leaving the door, and Ye Chen held it.

Ye Hongxin had already got up, changed his clothes, and was sitting in the hall.Ye Yi and Mo Shuyi stood aside, saying something to Ye Hongxin.

Seeing Ye Ying coming, Mo Shuyi hurriedly called him.

"Zian. Have you had breakfast yet?" Mo Shuyi asked Ye Ying with concern.

"Sister-in-law, not yet, I'll eat later." Ye Ying smiled at Mo Shuyi.

"Father, I wish you good fortune like Donghai Shoubi Nanshan." Ye Ying bowed to Ye Hongxin, and Ye Chen took out the tea set. "This is a birthday gift from the child to my father, I hope my father likes it."

"Okay." Ye Hongxin smiled and helped Ye Ying up, and accepted the gift. "But as long as you quickly find me a girl to marry, my wish will come true."

Ye Ying couldn't make Ye Hongxin unhappy at this time today, and could only follow Ye Hongxin's words, "Okay, as soon as we meet, I will definitely bring it back for you to see." Ye Ying and Ye Hongxin were talking , Ye Xi also came.

Ye Xi dressed up meticulously.Ye Xi was dressed in a red and white gauze dress, with silver ornaments on his head. When he took a step, the silver ornaments on his head rang, and his eyebrows were cinnabar.

Ye Hongxin saw that Ye Xi was coming, pulled Ye Xi over and told him carefully, "Xiao Xi, you have to take a closer look at the young masters who came today, if you like them. You are not young anymore, you have to learn to think about your future. "

Ye Xi's face was flushed by Ye Hongxin's words, and she was a little shy. "Father, what are you talking about. Today is your birthday."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. You, like your brother, are perfunctory when it comes to marriage."

"father!"

"Okay, let's not talk about it." Ye Hongxin only thought that Ye Xi was shy.

Ye Yi and Mo Shuyi were also laughing at the side, Ye Xi was also at this age, Mo Shuyi sometimes talked to Ye Xi, and secretly helped Ye Xi notice which family's son was worth entrusting.

Ye Ying was sitting on pins and needles, feeling a little uncomfortable.He wondered why he wasn't a girl's family. If he was like Ye Xi, why would he need to cover up his thoughts.Thinking of this, Ye Ying felt a little pantothenic in her heart.

When the family is ready, they begin to open the door to welcome guests.Ye Yi was at the door, while Ye Hongxin, Mo Shuyi and Ye Xi greeted him inside.

As time goes by, more and more guests come.Ye Ying felt more and more anxious.

What is there to be anxious about? It's because Ye Xi insisted on dancing some dance on Ye Hongxin's birthday.It's all just for birthday celebration, but I want to "rob people" from Ye Ying.This is really hard to guard against house thieves by day and night.

Ye Xi's dance is well-known in the imperial city. Ye Xi used to perform dance at Prime Minister Zuo's mansion, and he became famous after dancing. After that, many princes from aristocratic families came to propose marriage. By resignation.

Ye Xi's jump now, doesn't it mean that the young masters can come to propose marriage?And when Ye Hongxin heard that Ye Xi was going to perform a dance on his birthday, he happily agreed, what else could Ye Ying say.He could only find a way to make He Linyuan avert his eyes when Ye Xi was dancing.

Basically all the ministers came on the day of the birthday, and those who didn't come also sent people to congratulate.As long as there are suitable unmarried sons in the family, the ministers will bring them in to obtain a marriage that is well-matched.The emperor Duan Yuhao also sent someone to send a birthday gift to reward him.

He Linyuan and Minister of the Ministry of Officials Yu Ze came together, Ye Yi stood at the door to welcome the guests, and they entered the mansion after a few polite words. After entering the mansion, the two sat in a pavilion and talked.

Ye Ying originally wanted to go up to talk to He Linyuan, but Ye Xi held Ye Ying back early and let Ye Ying see how Ye Xi was dressed today.

Ye Ying answered absently, "Well, it looks good." But her heart and eyes flew to the front of the hall early, and flew to He Linyuan.

"Why is the second son of the Ye family still missing today?" Yu Ze said after seeing He Linyuan looking around calmly.

"Well, maybe there are too many guests and I'm too busy to come here." He Linyuan coughed when he knew he was discovered, so he didn't shy away from it.

Just as He Linyuan was about to speak, he heard Ling Xichi's voice in the distance. "You two are here, you don't call me when you come, it's not kind."

This time, He Linyuan looked at Yu Ze with a smile.The latter pretended not to see it.

"What did you two just say?" Ling Xichi also sat down and poured himself a cup of tea.

"I didn't say anything." Yu Ze answered Ling Xichi's words while arranging his clothes.Yu Ze spoke calmly, and Ling Xichi didn't mind.

"When did you guys come here? You didn't call me when you came. You almost overslept this morning." Ling Xichi looked at He Linyuan and said, originally wanted to ask Yu Ze, but seeing Yu Ze's appearance, he didn't want to answer, so Tell He Linyuan.

"You just came here for a while, why did you oversleep? Now this hour is long past the usual early morning hour." He Linyuan asked curiously.

"Yesterday, my subordinates invited me to a gathering, so I went. I drank too much last night, and now my head still hurts." Ling Xichi said and patted his head.

Yu Ze snorted softly.This sound annoyed Ling Xichi.

"What are you doing? Look at you, you are so drunk that no one can recognize you after drinking three glasses. I drank a jar yesterday."

"Then you drink like this, you still have the nerve to say that I can't drink." Yu Ze stared at Ling Xichi and said.

"What about me, I still want to drink a jar today. Don't let me hold you back later, I won't listen." Ling Xichi replied.

Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, He Linyuan turned a deaf ear and just drank his tea with his head down.Just as he was about to look up to see where Ye Ying was, he happened to see Ye Ying and Ye Xi walking towards him.

He Linyuan saw that Ye Ying's robe made Ye Ying stand out extremely, his skin was even whiter, and his face was like a crown of jade.So he fixed his eyes on Ye Ying.

Seeing He Linyuan looking this way, Ye Xi became even more nervous.

Ye Ying saw that He Linyuan was looking at her, and thought that He Linyuan was looking at Ye Xi.I have to say that Ye Xi was very surprised today.Along the way, the princes of the aristocratic families all wanted to go forward to chat, but Ye Xi calmly blocked them back.

Ye Ying got closer and realized that He Linyuan was looking at her.

Ye Ying felt uncomfortable being watched by He Linyuan, and almost couldn't even walk.

"Master He, Lord Yu, General Ling" Ye Ying and Ye Xi greeted each other.

"Young Master Ye, Miss Ye." The three of them also returned their salutes.

"Adults, let's have a good time today." Ye Xi said with a smile, although he said it to the three of them, but Ye Xi said it while looking at He Linyuan.Now the few people present understood in their hearts.It turned out that Miss Ye Jia had taken a fancy to He Linyuan.

He Linyuan also smiled faintly at Ye Xi, "Definitely, definitely." This smile was very dazzling in Ye Ying's eyes.

Ye Ying couldn't sit still, so she immediately dragged Ye Xi away. "We still have to go to see other adults, so let's go first, all adults, have fun."

Ye Xi was pulled away by Ye Ying, almost fell down.

"Second brother, what are you doing?"

"You've been watching He Linyuan for a long time now, and when you dance, He Linyuan might not want to watch it." Ye Ying lied without heartbeat or blushing.

Ye Xi thought about it, yes.The two left together.

After Ye Ying and Ye Xi left, Ling Xichi and Yu Ze turned their heads to look at He Linyuan at the same time.He Linyuan was speechless for a while.

What are you doing looking at him with that expression of deceiving your friends? He just found out just now.He Linyuan wanted to cry but had no tears.

After the banquet started, there were staggered cups of wine, singing and dancing.

Halfway through the banquet, Ye Ying saw that Ye Xi was about to perform a dance, so she immediately filled up the wine and came to He Linyuan's table with the glass.

"Master He, we haven't had a good drink yet, I respect you." After speaking, Ye Ying raised her head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

He Linyuan stood up, looked at Ye Ying and drank.

Seeing him drinking like this, He Linyuan felt a little distressed, but he finished his drink without saying anything.Ye Xi had just finished drinking and was already dancing to the music, dancing gracefully.

Ye Ying subconsciously looked at He Linyuan's face, and saw He Linyuan looking at Ye Xi.Ye Ying moved her body and quietly covered He Linyuan's view of the center of the stage.

Seeing that his sight was blocked by Ye Ying's body, He Linyuan understood.He simply stopped looking at Ye Xi and concentrated on talking to Ye Ying.

"Then Mr. Ye wants to sit with me, let's have another drink." He Linyuan invited Ye Ying, and offered to give up his seat for Ye Ying.

Ye Ying also drank a lot of wine at this time, and her head was dizzy. Seeing that He Linyuan sat down, Ye Ying didn't get entangled anymore.

"Well... Thank you, Mr. He." Ye Ying supported the low table and sat down next to He Linyuan.

The two drank two more glasses.As soon as the third cup was picked up, Ye Ying fell down on the table.The wine glass fell on the small table with a bang, and the wine flowed down the small table.

He Linyuan was taken aback by him, and then seeing Ye Ying's appearance, this is...drunk...

He Linyuan looked around, the ministers were still watching Ye Xi's dance, and didn't pay attention to this side at all.He Linyuan didn't wake Ye Ying up and let him lean on the table like this. He Linyuan picked up the wine glass Ye Ying had just drunk and put it on the low table.

He Linyuan held the wine glass with one hand, and quietly stretched the other hand under the table.Ye Ying's hand hanging under the table was quietly held by He Linyuan.

Ye Ying faintly felt that her hand was enveloped in warmth, and when she moved, there was no change, so Ye Ying fell into a deep sleep with peace of mind.

He Linyuan's face was calm, he lowered his head to drink, Ye Xi glanced at He Linyuan during the dance, but He Linyuan didn't raise his head, just drinking.

For some reason, the second brother fell on He Linyuan's table.Ye Xi lost all interest in dancing, and left after dancing for a while.