In the evening, Li Ye returned to the mansion and saw that the mansion was very lively. Li Ye was startled. Is there a guest coming?
Aunt Wu, the housekeeper, stepped forward and saluted: "Your Highness, the old lady is here. She came from Luoyang and just arrived!"
It turned out that his mother was here. Li Ye was overjoyed and hurried to the inner house. In the lobby, Dugu Mingyue was talking to Pei Sanniang, and three sisters were sitting next to him.
"My husband is here!"
Everyone stood up one after another, and Pei Sanniang waved her hand, "I'm a little tired, so I won't get up to greet you."
Dugu Xinyue also smiled and said: "We let my mother go to rest, but she must wait for her husband to come back."
Li Ye had been worried about his mother's safety. When he saw his mother arriving safely, he felt very happy and couldn't help joking: "What did you say? If you have trouble with your legs and feet, just stay still."
Pei Sanniang gritted her teeth with hatred and said: "You bastard, my skin is itchy. Why do you think that my old man has inconvenient legs and feet? How old am I?"
Everyone laughed. Dugu Xinyue said, "Let's go prepare dinner. My husband will talk to my mother first."
Dugu Xinyue winked at the sisters and everyone went out.
Li Ye took the letter, didn't read it for the moment, and put it directly into his arms.
Pei Sanniang waved to her, and Xiaoyun clung to her mother obediently.
After a pause, Pei Sanniang said again: "At the beginning of the year, you married the young lady of the Dugu family. Logically, I should come over. However, your second mother-in-law, Mrs. Jiang, passed away. I took care of her funeral affairs, so I didn't come over."
"He is fine. Pei Zunqing gave the executive pen to your father. He has been in office for nine consecutive months and is very busy. I also advised him to take it easy and not to break down his body."
Xiaoyun handed a letter to her mother, and Pei Sanniang smiled and said, "If you didn't take it out, I would have almost forgotten it."
At this time, Xiaoyun came in and saluted: "Give me a gift, big brother!"
At this time, Taiwei came in and saluted: "Husband, dinner is ready."
"I heard that the emperor was about to kick his legs. Your father was afraid that Luoyang would be unsafe, so he asked me to come to Chang'an first to take shelter. Xiaoyun is also here."
"How's daddy?"
Xiaoyun is fifteen years old this year. She has a pretty face and is very sensible and filial. Pei Sanniang has always liked her. Her mother, Jiang, entrusted her to Pei Sanniang before she died, and Pei Sanniang officially recognized her as her daughter.
Li Ye nodded. Jiang saved his father from an assassin's knife in Xiangyang. The poisonous knife injured his lungs and his body was very weak. After enduring these years, he finally died.
Pei Sanniang held Tai Wei's hand and asked questions. Li Ye held his sister's hand and smiled: "Have you gone to see Aunt Mu?"
She handed the letter to Li Ye, "This is the letter from Xinyue's father to you."
"Xiaoyun, come here!"
Li Ye sat down and asked: "Mom, what happened in Luoyang?"
Li Ye was puzzled. Li Fuguo had great power in the affairs of state, so Li Fuguo didn't want it. Why did Pei Zunqing also give up power? Did Pei Zunqing want to give up the right minister to his father?
Pei Sanniang smiled and said: "I'm already hungry, let's go have dinner first!"
"Well! Auntie insists on giving me money, but I don't want it."
"It's what Auntie wants, just accept it!"
Xiaoyun said sheepishly: "Brother, I want to live in Chang'an for a longer time. I like it very much!"
"Okay! You can stay as long as you want."
"But mother."
Li Ye understood what his sister meant, nodded and said: "I will let mother stay longer, don't go back in a hurry."
Li Ye asked Xiaoyun to follow Taiwei first. He asked his mother, "Is Xiaoyun here?"
Pei Sanniang nodded, "Your father has promised her to Cui Xiangguo's grandson. Although Mrs. Dugu really wants Xiaoyun to be her grandson-in-law, your father is not willing!"
Li Ye understood his father's thoughts and did not want to get too entangled with the Dugu family. The Cui family in Qinghe was also good.
After dinner, mother and Xiaoyun went to rest.
Li Ye was reading the letter written to him by Dugu Lie in the study. The meeting of the heads of the Guanlong noble family ended last month. Everyone accepted Li Ye's suggestion and did not take sides in the battle for the throne. The heads of the families unanimously decided to move back to the base camp as soon as possible.
Chang'an.
The previous move of the capital was too hasty and many families were unwilling, but they had no choice but to follow the emperor and move the capital.
Now that the emperor is seriously ill, he cannot take care of many things, and his control has obviously weakened. Many families want to come back, especially the Guanlong nobles. Chang'an is their base camp. They have nothing to do in Luoyang, so of course they want to come back.
In fact, not only dozens of Guanlong nobles, but also Guanzhong aristocratic families such as the Wei family, the Du family, the Su family, and the Guo family also want to return to Guanzhong.
In the letter, Dugu Lie also mentioned the fourth brother Dugu Jue and the fifth brother Dugu Ping, hoping that Li Ye could use them. Although they are all observing filial piety for their mother, this is a critical moment for the political situation to change. Dugu Lie still hopes that they will become officials and use another person.
A way to honor your mother.
Li Ye also understood that just as his father kept filial piety for his grandfather, although his father continued to serve as the Minister of Rites, he still adhered to the three principles of not being filial, not drinking, and not attending banquets. Dugu Lie obviously wanted to use this method.
Be filial to your mother.
Dugu Lie has five brothers in total, the eldest is Dugu Lie, the second is Dugu Jun, the third is Dugu Ming, the fourth is Dugu Jue, and the fifth is Dugu Ping.
Among them, Dugujue, the fourth, and Duguping, the fifth, were born as concubines and had been serving as officials outside, so Li Ye had little contact with them, but Dugujue and Duguping were indeed useful. Dugujue served as an official in Taiyuan for more than ten years, and later became the official in Taiyuan.
Fu Yin has deep connections in Taiyuan. After regaining Hedong, he can take charge of Taiyuan for himself.
Duguping has been an official in the Central Plains for a long time. He has served as the magistrate of Chenliu County, Sima of Bozhou, governor of Song Dynasty and governor of Caozhou. He has rich experience in local governance and can be put to great use.
However, at this stage, Li Ye still has to keep an eye on the court. His mother said that the emperor's condition had worsened, which must have been said by his father. His father realized that the situation was not right, so he sent his mother and daughter to Chang'an.
At this time, the door opened, and Yang Yuhuan came in with a cup of tea. She put down the tea cup, sat directly in her husband's arms, and pouted: "You have been a bit neglectful during this time!"
During this period, because of his new marriage to Taiwei, and because Li Ye was a little greedy for Dugu Taiwei's beautiful body that looked like a Western oil painting, he did neglect Yang Yuhuan a bit.
He apologized in his heart, put his arms around her waist and said with a smile: "I feel a little wronged to you. I will accompany you well tonight."
Yang Yuhuan just wanted her husband to have an attitude. Seeing that her husband still loved her, she felt happy and said to Li Ye: "It's Qingyu tonight! Don't bully her. It's my turn tomorrow. You have to love her well."
Li Ye smiled and whispered something into her ear. Yang Yuhuan blushed and punched Li Ye on the shoulder coquettishly, "You must do what you say!"
"You clearly know how powerful I am, how could I not do it?"
Yang Yuhuan had already begun to look forward to tomorrow night. At this time, there were footsteps outside. She quickly stood up, glanced at her husband with a charming look, and then left happily.
Just as Yang Yuhuan left, Dugu Xinyue came in. She looked back and smiled at her husband: "Are you here to complain to your husband?"
Li Ye smiled, and Dugu Xinyue didn't ask any further questions. She sat down and said with a smile, "I'm here to discuss something with my husband!"