A smile appeared on Chu Yan's originally indifferent face, and he said: "The fifth princess has such trust, how can we let this palace down?"
"Okay, it's getting late. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach our resting place tonight."
Chu Jin turned and left.
"Your Highness Yasu."
Ye Sili called out, and Chu Jin turned around to look.
Ye Sili folded his hands and sent them off in a formal manner.
"We have traveled far and wide, and I hope your highness will take this very seriously."
Chu Jin returned the gift solemnly.
In the seventeenth year of Xining, on the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was a small road outside the city where the three of them could say goodbye.
Ye Sili returned to Yugong Mansion, feeling very uneasy.
"Why haven't grandfather and Ayou come back yet?"
"His Royal Highness Yasu left the capital today, and the emperor will naturally have to discuss many things with his ministers." Huan Xia replaced Ye Sili's heavy cloak, which was still stained with morning frost and dew.
It was noon after Ye Zhongyao and Gu Liyou returned home. Ye Sili finally breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Zhou and Liang had reconciled.
"The Laba Festival will be in three days. Master Zhou from the Ministry of Etiquette will hold a banquet in the mansion. Would Ah Li want to go?" Gu Liyou asked Ye Sili what he meant.
"I'm afraid it's hard to shirk." Ye Sili motioned to Mu Chun to step forward.
Late spring came forward and took out the invitation and said: "This morning Master Yu, the son of the Zhou family, specially sent someone to deliver the invitation."
If someone else came to see her off, Ye Sili would definitely not want to go. After all, every time she met Zhou Jiu'er, something bad would happen. However, Zhou Zizhen and Gu Liyou were on good terms with each other. If they accepted the invitation but didn't go to the banquet, they would be afraid of it.
It doesn't make sense.
"Grandpa, will you go?" Ye Sili turned around and asked.
"This kind of banquet is mostly an occasion for you young people. Why should I, an old man, do it?" Ye Zhongyao refused.
Ye Sili was about to say a few words of persuasion when she heard Ye Zhongyao say slowly:
"Mu Xiang made an appointment with me early in the morning to make tea in the mountains. Wouldn't it be fun to have a discussion while making tea?"
"..."
Ye Sili and Gu Liyou looked at each other. Sure enough, the old man just wanted to stretch his muscles.
Xu Shi was approaching the end of the year, and the Zhou Mansion held a large banquet and invited guests. Mr. Zhou had devoted his entire life to his duties and was an upright man, so he was respected by many officials and even younger literati.
On the day of the Laba Festival, not only was there a grand banquet held in the Zhou Mansion, Mr. Zhou also specially ordered to serve porridge in the west of the city for a whole day. This was a huge investment for Mr. Zhou, who was an upright and honest official.
"I said I won't go even if I don't go. It's useless for you to push me." Under the "force" of Ye Sili and Gu Liyou, Mu Jiufeng finally stood in front of the gate of Zhou Mansion.
Today, with Gu Liyou and Mu Jiufeng together, Ye Sili also gave Munchun Huanxia a short vacation without letting them follow him. Since Qingluo didn't want to enter the Zhou Mansion again, Ye Sili naturally wouldn't force it.
"Uncle Mu and Aunt Mu went to the mountains with their grandfather to make tea today. You are the only son of Ning'an Marquis. Naturally, you have to represent Ning'an Marquis Mansion at such an occasion today."
Ye Sili explained, suddenly thinking of another reason, and couldn't help but joke:
"You're not still angry with Ziyu, are you?"
Mu Jiufeng immediately retorted: "Who wants to be angry with him? He's just a nerd."
"Master Jiufeng's temperament has really not changed at all."
"Ziyu." Ye Sili looked at Zhou Ziyu who walked out of the house. He hadn't seen him for a while, and his speech and behavior seemed to be more scholarly.
That's right, Zhou Ziyu is a literary genius.
"Princess Le'an, Young Master Liyou."
"Master Jiu Feng."
Zhou Ziyu saluted in turn. Except for Mu Jiufeng who refused to respond, the other three people exchanged greetings for a while.
There were many guests today, so Zhou Ziyu ordered his entourage to take Ye Sili and three others into the house.
The Zhou Mansion is a scholarly family, and the furnishings in the mansion are all painted in paintings. The fish, birds, flowers and plants are all poetic. There are many guests today, and most of them are literati.
In the final analysis, this is a discussion between scholars.
Mu Jiufeng still hated Zhou Ziyu in his heart, but his face looked very unhappy at this moment.
"You two just rely on your friendship with me to do whatever you want."
Ye Sili knew that he was unhappy, so she grabbed his sleeves and said to please him:
"You just come with us today. How about I treat you to a big meal at Zuiyun Tower another day?"
"It takes two meals."
"It's a deal." Ye Sili and Mu Jiufeng high-fived each other as an oath. Unexpectedly, before their slaps touched each other, Gu Liyou directly lifted them away.
"What's the point of tugging and tugging?" Gu Li suddenly dropped such a sentence, leaving Ye Sili confused.
"Ye Sili? Why are you here?" Zhou Jiu'er saw them from a distance, walked over and questioned.
Mu Jiufeng was not happy at first, and when he learned about Qing Luo, he looked at Zhou Jiu'er with a look in his eyes that wanted to drag Zhou Jiu'er out and beat him up.
Of course, Mr. Jiu Feng has always been really kind, unlike a certain son who pretends to be gentle and innocent, so he naturally has no need to argue with a woman.
"Of course we were invited by Mr. Zhou personally, otherwise who would be so interested in coming?" Mu Jiufeng said with a sullen face.
"..." Ye Sili watched Zhou Jiuer's face change again and again, and then turned to look at Mu Jiufeng beside her. She never thought that Jiufeng would speak so straightforwardly and not give Zhou Jiuer any money.
face.
However, today's banquet was organized by the Zhou Mansion after all. No matter how stupid Zhou Jiu'er was, he would never cause trouble on his own territory, so he had to leave it at that.
The banquet was indeed boring. After wandering around for a while, Ye Sili and the other three lost interest completely and found a seat at random.
Ye Sili and Mu Jiufeng both have noisy tempers, and it is not easy to pass the time in such a literati and elegant place.
"Why hasn't Ayou come back yet?"
Ye Sili felt a little cold after sitting for a long time. Gu Liyou went to help her get some clothes, but he didn't come back.
"Did something happen?" Mu Jiufeng also looked out doubtfully.
They arrived earlier today. There were not many guests in the Zhou Mansion at the moment, but they still heard comments coming from somewhere.
Gu Liyou was stopped by a group of female relatives, unable to move forward or retreat.
"I told you who was going to bump into you without looking so far. It's Mr. Gu from the Ye Mansion." A harsh female voice sounded from there.
"Ms. Liang is good at telling nonsense, but as everyone can testify, I didn't touch you at all, but you bumped into me yourself."
Gu Liyou explained coldly.
"Young Master Gu is so good at confusing right and wrong. How can I, a woman, throw myself at you regardless of my reputation?" Liang Caicai suddenly realized, "After staying in Yugong's mansion for a few years, I really thought I had flown up a branch and turned into a phoenix?"
As soon as Liang Caicai said this, everyone was in an uproar and started talking about Gu Liyou's life experience.
"It's just a little beggar that Ye Sili picked up casually. Now he is talking nonsense in Zhou Mansion. Do you really think he is leaning on a big tree?"
"You said everyone can testify?"
"Who will testify for you?"
Liang Caicai's eyes swept around, and everyone was silent.