The song came from the calyx building and fell in Xue Bai's ears.
"The Tang Dynasty was established in Zhaozhao, and heaven provided for all nations. The ancestors obeyed the orders, and the four sects obeyed the rules. Shen Xi Wujiang, the sect and I share the same virtue. The great-grandson Jixu, enjoys the gods and the best..."
Xue Bai couldn't help but think, if there wasn't so much strife, it would actually be nice to enjoy the Lantern Festival this night and invite friends to eat and hang out.
suddenly.
"Erlang? Really Erlang?"
Xue Bai turned around and saw an old servant in blue stumbling towards him from a group of servants. He was crying loudly before he arrived.
He took two steps back, avoiding the old servant's hand that wanted to help him.
The other party's movements were slightly stagnant, but there was no pause in his emotions.
"I finally found Erlang...Alang! Your long-lost son is back...let me in! I want to see Alang and tell him that Erlang is back..."
The person guarding the gate of Huacalyx Tower was Sergeant Long Wu. He had a halberd in his hand and directly pushed the old servant away.
"retreat!"
"I want to see Alang... Erlang from the Hongnong County Duke's Mansion has been found!"
"If you don't retreat, we will be killed without mercy!"
"Ah Lang! This old slave has found Erlang and will die with no regrets..."
"What's the fuss about?"
Sure enough, a waiter hurried over.
Everything was still going on in an orderly manner according to the arrangements of Li Xiu and Yang Shenjin, but Xue Bai just watched calmly and coldly.
At this time, one dance in the calyx building ended and another song and dance had not yet started. The old servant's movements had already disturbed the imperial banquet.
…
At the imperial banquet, Yang Shenjin heard that his old servant had "found Erlang" and was so excited that he stood up to plead guilty.
"I have no control over my servants. The family affairs have disturbed the saint's enjoyment of watching the lanterns. Can I please temporarily retire and deal with the housework?"
Li Longji laughed loudly when he heard this, and he was friendly but dignified, and said: "Tonight at the Yuan Banquet, we are talking about family matters, and blood is a major matter. You might as well talk to me."
The saint asked, although it was a shameful thing, Yang Shenjin had no choice but to tell it in the palace.
"The saint loves me so much, I feel ashamed. This incident started in the 19th year of Kaiyuan. I had a concubine named Xue who got pregnant and was driven away by my first wife... Many years later. Until last year, when the old servant heard that my first wife had passed away, he sent me
The child was brought back to Chang'an, but I didn't expect to encounter thieves on the way. I lost it and found it again, and gained it and lost it again!"
He deliberately talked about the matter in an uproarious manner, and as expected, the saint gave an order to summon the old servant and Yang Shenjin's son to come to see him.
Li Niang was curious about this matter and took advantage of this interval to discuss with Li Tengkong, but then they talked about her husband-in-law.
"Did you know that my husband-in-law is closely related to Yang Shen?"
Yang Hui was born in Guanwangfang of the Yang family in Hongnong, and his ancestor was Yang Xiong, King Guande of the Sui Dynasty. Up to now, Guanwangfang is more prominent than the two kings and Sanke.
Yang Hui's father was named Yang Shenjiao, who was granted the title of Duke Guan, and was of the same generation as Yang Shenjin; Yang Hui's mother was Princess Changning. Although she was disliked by the saint, she sold her official position during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong and became rich enough to rival the country.
When Li Niang was choosing her consort, her biological mother, Concubine Wu Hui, was being favored. She had to choose from thousands of choices before choosing Yang Hui, who had a first-class family background, wealth, good looks, smart people, and was good at everything.
Because of this relationship, she regarded Yang Shenjin as one of the longevity kings, and advocated: "I wonder what kind of character and talents Yang Shenjin, the concubine, is? She has reached the marriage age, so I can make the arrangements."
"I don't know either." Li Tengkong responded.
The servants have already led people to the calyx building.
Li Tengkong glanced casually, but suddenly he was stunned.
The young man who came up the stairs walked calmly. Although he was in the midst of turbulent waves, he still gave people a sense of calmness and ease. Who else could it be if it wasn't Xue Bai?
Her heart trembled, and she suddenly realized that her father and brother must have made an agreement with him, and he must be the son of a high family before he could marry her.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to deceive the emperor?!
Li Tengkong didn't notice that Li Niang beside him was also stunned, her eyes full of confusion and confusion.
"Impossible! There will never be such a thing..."
~~
When father and son recognized each other, they had already secretly greeted their consort Yang Hui.
Yang Hui is the son-in-law of the saint, a kinsman of Yang Shenjin, the most prominent direct descendant of the Hongnong Yang family's Guanwangfang, and an accomplice of Li Linfu who joined forces to kill the deposed prince Li Ying. His role in this matter is also quite significant.
for important.
When footsteps sounded behind him, Yang Hui was standing in the hall talking and laughing.
"Speaking of which, Yang Erlang and I are also brothers of the same race..."
He turned back with a decent smile on his face.
But in a moment, his expression suddenly froze.
He looked straight at Xue Bai's face, his pupils trembling, his eyes full of disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
There was only one thought surging in my mind like a turbulent sea.
"Absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible!"
However, Xue Bai's reaction was beyond Yang Hui's expectation.
The young man just stood calmly not far away from him, crossed his hands and saluted meticulously, and said "Saint Shangyuan Ankang". There was nothing unusual about it.
Yang Hui swallowed dryly, his throat rolled, he took two small steps and looked around, all kinds of messy thoughts flashing through his mind.
"No. He's not that mature at all. It feels like he's not the same person. He's older and taller. He just looks the same..."
"Consort? Consort?"
Yang Hui came back to his senses, looked up, and saw a very amiable smiling face.
Gao Lishi was already standing in front of him.
This most favored eunuch wears a purple robe, is six feet five inches tall, has broad shoulders and a broad body, and has an extraordinary majesty. If you don't look at that smiling face, he is more imposing than many military attachés.
"Prince-in-law, the sage asked, do you think Erlang and Yang Zhongcheng look alike?"
Yang Hui felt rude and quickly bowed to Gao Lishi and replied: "Like, very similar."
Gao Lishi smiled affectionately and said: "Yang Zhongcheng once said, 'My three brothers are all more than six feet long. They have such appearance and talent, and they are so handsome that they can be seen today.' What a graceful person... Xiaolangzi, how can you still be like me?"
Don’t you recognize your grandpa?”
While speaking, he turned to Xue Bai.
However, the words just now seemed to have a profound meaning... The sentence quoted by Yang Shenjin was a bit crazy.
Xue Bai immediately responded: "Back to the saint, back to General Gao, although I have lost my memory, I can occasionally recall some past experiences recently, such as the books I have read and the words I have listened to. The situation described by Yang Zhongcheng is completely different.
Regarding this matter, maybe there was a mistake?"
Li Linfu was closing his eyes to rest, but when he heard this, he suddenly opened his eyes and his gaze shot towards Xue Bai like lightning.
Even if he was innocent of any fault, he would kill the officials who worked for the prime minister's house whenever he wanted. Unexpectedly, Xue Bai dared to disobey him today?
This guy has rebelled!
Opposite Li Linfu, Li Heng had been eating meat and drinking wine. At this time, he stopped for a moment and immediately continued to drink the wine glass in one gulp, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
"Erlang, I am your grandpa... my biological grandpa!"
Yang Shenjin was surprised for a moment, and without caring about the loss of etiquette in front of the emperor, he quickly turned around and put his hands on Xue Bai's shoulders.
After brewing for a few breaths, he spoke again. His voice was already filled with the affection of a father and had a slight tremor.
"I was sorry for you mother and son back then, and you had resentment in your heart... But the blood of father and son, the relationship between heaven and earth, you will always be the son of the Yang family!"
Yang Shenjin's tall body stood in front of the saint and Xue Bai, staring into Xue Bai's eyes, his eyes full of reminders.
——Shuzi, you are really good at acting!
When the saint was at his happiest, he bowed down, kowtowed, and called "Grandpa". The matter was settled like this, and everyone in the Prime Minister's Office and Yang's house was very happy. From then on, he was married to a beautiful man and had a bright future.
With just one simple move, you can transform from a white body into a noble family, and reach the sky in one step.
Xue Bai took this opportunity and boldly looked upward.
He couldn't see the throne, but could only see the concubines serving the banquet on both sides. Even though he had seen countless beauties in his two lives, he was still amazed. Because Li Longji didn't have a queen, he accepted the concubines based on his preference. They were all the most beautiful in the world.
.
Tonight, all the maids in Xingqing Palace have only one kind of bun, but they all have different hairstyles. They have double hair buns, pony buns, half-up buns, high buns, double hanging buns, and they are all dressed in colorful clothes.
Like a hundred flowers blooming, competing for beauty.
At a glance, spring orchid, summer, bamboo, autumn, chrysanthemum and winter plum are all different. Only the whiteness and plumpness of their necks are similar.
If the lights in Chang'an are one of the grand scenes tonight, the banquet of concubines at this time is another grand scene that makes people unable to catch their eyes.
Xue Bai recognized Yang Yuhuan at a glance.
He knew that she was already in her twenties, but she looked like she was eighteen years old. Tonight, she had combed her hair, with a golden hairpin in her hair, and under her black hair, there was no flaw in her face.
She has an oval face and a little rouge on her lips, so that people can feel from a distance that her lips are very moist.
If that's all, then she is just an extremely beautiful woman.
In comparison, Yang Yuyao is also extremely beautiful, with a style that is proud of her beauty. The difference between Yang Yuhuan is that she is beautiful without knowing it... maybe she doesn't care anymore, and feels like "she will be beautiful anyway with every smile."
Don’t worry about it.”
Also sitting, although Yang Yuyao was lazy, she never forgot to position her pair of slender legs that she was most proud of. Yang Yuhuan casually sat there and looked stunning, but she didn't care at all.
Because she dances.
Only the most extraordinary dance masters can have such a temperament.
At this time, she was watching the progress of the matter with a very curious attitude. She leaned forward, poked her head, put her hands on the seat, her legs were close together and leaning to the side. The pink dance shoes under her skirt were as small as
The sharp corners of the lotus are exposed. This is not the sitting posture that a noble concubine should have, and it is too lackluster.
But she has beautiful eyes, a graceful neck, and even bones... Others see her as beautiful, but to others she is just watching the fun.
Xue Bai knew that she had obviously experienced a lot, and he couldn't help but be surprised that she could still retain the innocence in her eyes, and that she was still as curious about the world as a little girl.
When people live in this world, it is inevitable that they will wither and decay, and the heart becomes duller and duller. But time seems to favor Yang Yuhuan, making her still so bright.
The clean childishness is integrated with her beautiful face and charming figure, and she is not pretentious, forming her unique charm. She is shy and lively.
Yang Yuhuan also noticed his eyes and looked at him.
There was only curiosity and doubt in her eyes, as if asking "Huh? What do you want to see me do?"
Xue Bai then turned to look in the direction of Yang Yuyao. Yang Yuyao winked at Yang Yuhuan. Yang Yuhuan rolled up the ribbon on his body, stood up slightly, waved his hand, and asked Gao Lishi to come forward and ask questions.
The shoes disappeared under the hem of the skirt.
This move caused Li Longji to lean over and ask, and the three of them whispered a few words, as if they were talking about something interesting.
Gao Lishi also laughed out loud in a funny way.
"Erlang, you are my flesh and blood!"
Yang Shenjin called Xue Bai sincerely, drawing Xue Bai's eyes back.
His long beard was trembling, and his face was filled with tears. Seeing that Xue Bai was unmoved, he simply turned around, bowed to the ground, and said in a deep voice: "I have no way to manage the family, and I have lost the dignity of a minister. Only the saint Fu understands his mistakes and regains them.
I sincerely ask the saint to take care of my subordinate Yang Xu, and I will die ten thousand times to repay your kindness..."
Li Linfu originally asked him to recognize his son before handling this matter. However, he did not expect that Xue Bai would not cooperate, so Yang Shenjin had to use inducements.
In recent days, he felt more and more that he needed this son. For example, once the hole in the Taifu was opened, he would have to rely on the Right Prime Minister's Palace for protection. It would be best if he could become an in-law.
"Yang Xu." Li Longji finally said, "Are you willing to accept the official position?"
Many courtiers at the banquet who liked to guess the Holy Heart could tell that the saint's tone was no longer good.
The saint first asked about this matter out of curiosity and found it interesting, which led to a good story about father and son recognizing each other, adding some atmosphere to the Yuanyue Night.
Tonight is neither a state matter nor a case investigation. We have spent a lot of effort to organize the Lantern Festival and entertain hundreds of officials for the sake of happiness. The mood of the saint is always the most important.
As a result, Xue Bai refused to recognize his father, and Yang Shenjin instead begged the saint. This was similar to last year when a palace minister asked the saint to be a Jinshi. It ruined the saint's good intentions and caused trouble to the saint.
Both father and son are so ignorant!
"Yang Xu, I have a question for you."
Xue Bai actually asked Li Longji to ask the question a second time before he responded and replied: "Returning to the saint, although I have lost my memory, I know that it is not Yang Xu. Yang Zhongcheng must have recognized the wrong person."
"Really? What did Yang Qing say?"
Yang Shenjin couldn't get off the tiger, so he answered bravely: "Back to the saint, this is my son. He has lost his memory and is talking nonsense. But I and the old servants at home are not wrong."
"Yang Zhongcheng, the saint is watching the lanterns tonight, it is not for your family affairs." An old minister in purple robe said: "You only have one side of the story from my old servant on this matter. If you want to find a relative, it is better to hand him over to the Ministry of Punishment, and we will find out at the first trial."
"Sage." Li Linfu immediately said: "Yang Zhongcheng missed his beloved son and there was a misunderstanding. It's just a family matter, why does the Ministry of Punishment need to come forward? You can just treat it as if you recognized the wrong person when you were shopping at the lantern market and just laugh it off."
Yang Shen was stunned for a moment and then said: "I am too impatient."
The matter was originally simple, but if I pressed it now, it might reveal that they were working together to deceive the saint, so I had to give up.
Li Linfu smiled and said to Xue Bai, "Please step back."
Despite his murderous intentions, he calmed down.
He is no longer angry with Xue Bai. He no longer needs a disobedient dog. He can kill it as soon as he leaves Xingqing Palace tonight.
~~
Xue Bai didn't wait for Yang Yuyao to take action and wanted to take a look at her.
But everyone's eyes were on him, so he had to bow and leave.
At this time, someone came up the stairs. He was a general in full armor, with a majestic figure, a solemn face, and a majestic appearance.
"stop."
The general scolded Xue Bai lightly, without saying a word, and hurried into the palace with long strides, saying loudly: "Sage Shangyuan Ankang! I have something important to report. There was a little trouble in Chang'an City tonight..."
"It is inevitable that we will have a festive banquet tonight and not talk about state affairs." Li Longji smiled heartily, "Xue Qing is late, please sit down and punish yourself with three drinks."
"Sage, please forgive me. May I ask a question about your family?"
"Everyone comes to my banquet to talk about family matters, okay." Li Longji feigned anger, but said with a joke: "Yes, what's the matter with Xue Qing?"
"I don't want to disturb the saint with personal matters, but I am very puzzled. Why would Yang Zhongcheng take my servant as his son?!"
In a word, everyone at the banquet looked at each other in confusion.
The word "Congzi" has a rather general meaning. Today, it mostly refers to the son of a brother, that is, a nephew.
Xue Bai saw that this general was wearing Jinwu Guard armor and his surname was Xue. Hearing the word "Congzi", he already knew who this person was - General Zuo Jinwu, Xue Hui.
Is this actually the arrangement of the East Palace last time?
While everyone at the banquet was still surprised, he quickly glanced at Yang Yuyao.
Yang Yuyao was looking at him with a doting look in her eyes. She raised the corners of her mouth slightly and smiled charmingly, as if to say, "You will be mine from now on."
She didn't know the relationship between Xue Hui and Dong Gong, so she felt that things were done well.
Xue Bai thought about the sentence "please ask a great eunuch" again, and suddenly understood.
There is an incredible person protecting the East Palace in the dark. This person rarely takes action. Only when the East Palace's life and death are at stake, will he reach out his hand to help the East Palace without noticing.
For example, this time, he clearly helped Dong Gong, but even if the matter was exposed, he only had to say, "The noble concubine please ask me, I can't shirk it.", and the tide turned, Xue Bai, and the Yang sisters still owed him a favor.
Favor.
This favor... can be owed, and it's worth it.
Xue Bai turned around and saw the other person smiling slightly, amiably.
He was clearly a big shot with as much power as Li Linfu, but he seemed to be asking Xue Bai if he could give him some face.
~~
Everyone in the hall thought that tonight was just an awkward moment because Yang Shenjin failed to recognize his relatives, but they did not expect such a conflict. They couldn't help but wait to see Xue Hui and Yang Shenjin argue.
At the same time, they couldn't help but wonder...what was so special about this amnesiac boy? It made the Yang and Xue families fight for him in front of the emperor regardless of their dignity.
Only Li Heng was still eating the mutton without raising his head, and his hands were dripping with oil.
He looked around but couldn't find the handkerchief, so he picked up a piece of Hu biscuit to wipe his hands. He didn't realize that Li Longji happened to catch a glimpse of him wasting food, and he looked displeased.
But when Li Heng wiped his hands, he rolled up the oily pancake and bit into it one bite after another.
Li Longji now had a better impression of this frugal and useless son.
Turning his eyes to Xue Bai, Li Longji put a friendly smile on his face and said with a smile: "Someone is here to fight again. It seems that your cooking is very good at seduce people's gluttons."
Yang Shenjin shuddered violently and stood frozen on the spot.
He suddenly had a very bad premonition.
Xue Hui said with a bitter face: "Sage, unlike Yang Zhongcheng, I am not talking nonsense. This is the son of brother Chen. He has a family status when he was born, and a report file when he was lost. They are all old things and cannot be faked.
of……"
After everyone heard this serious statement, they already believed it.
Princess Li Niang of Xianyi's eyes were filled with shock.
Fake.
It's all fake.
All of them are lying to you!
She wished she could open her mouth and shout out, but she could only hold back, knowing that certain things could only be done in the dark...
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