Li Yuan's participation in the winter hunting was half public and half public. The reason why I say this is because the ministers who participated in the winter hunting all knew that Li Yuan was here, but they all thought that Li Yuan did not exist.
Except for Xiao Yu who came to pay homage to Li Yuan, only those dragon sons and grandsons came to pay homage to Li Yuan.
Lin Xuan and the others can just play cards with Li Yuan every day.
Poker and mahjong were played in different ways. At first Cheng Chumo and the others were a little afraid of Li Yuan.
But they found that Li Yuan had no intention of causing trouble for them, and he completely let himself go.
At the end of the winter hunting, Li Yuan lost hundreds of dollars.
When they returned, they asked Li Yuan for money.
Li Yuan told them to ask Li Shimin for it, and got on the carriage proudly.
Cheng Chumo and others were dumbfounded.
How dare they ask Li Shimin for money.
Back outside Chang'an City, Lin Xuan left the team and went home.
He had been out for the past few days and had not taken a shower. When Lin Xuan came home, he asked Chunyue and the others to prepare hot water and take a good bath.
After taking a bath, Lin Xuan found an excuse to send Yu He away.
In Chun Yue's exclamation, she directly carried her to the bed and did what she did.
Half an hour later, Lin Xuan walked out refreshed and went to visit his parents.
"Xuan'er is back. Mom, I see you have lost weight." Zhang Qing said with some distress.
Lin Xuan really didn't know how Zhang Qing could tell that he had lost weight.
Not to mention that he eats and drinks well and plays cards in the camp every day. Even if he doesn't eat well, he won't lose weight in two or three days. You think it's a rubber ball. Just let some air out and it will shrink a bit.
However, he did not argue with his mother about this. She was worried about her son traveling thousands of miles away. In her eyes, the child could only be well fed and clothed in front of her.
"Mom and Dad, I am going to Lingnan after the new year, so I won't be able to accompany you back to worship your ancestors. I will leave a team of soldiers to protect you when the time comes," Lin Xuan said.
Zhang Qing said worriedly: "Lingnan is so far away, why are you going there? Besides, you are getting married soon, why are you going to Lingnan?"
"Mom, Your Majesty asked me to go, I have something to do." Lin Xuan lied.
If told directly, Zhang Qing would definitely disagree.
When Zhang Qing heard that the emperor had sent him there, he didn't know what to say.
"He gets down to business, so don't worry about it," Lin Dongyang said.
"I care about my son, why am I worrying so blindly? Do you think I am indifferent to my son like you?" Zhang Qing said dissatisfied.
"Why don't I care anymore? I'm too lazy to care about you." Lin Dongyang stood up and left with his hands behind his back.
Father's love and mother's love are different, and men are always not good at expressing them.
He was also worried about Lin Xuan, but if he asked him like Zhang Qing, he couldn't do it.
"Mom, don't always quarrel with my father over trivial matters." Lin Xuan advised.
"It's okay, we've been living like this for so many years, how can this be considered a quarrel? By the way, you have a long way to go to Lingnan, so take Chunyue and Yuhe with you when the time comes, and there will be someone to wait on you on the way." Zhang Qing said.
Lin Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "Mom, you also said that the road to Lingnan is far away, and I have to ride a horse. Chunyue and the others don't even know how to ride a horse. It would be a waste of time to take them with me. I will have to rush back to get married by then.
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Zhang Qing thought for a while and said: "You are right, but it is not possible to have no one to take care of you so far away. Caiyue is not only good at riding horses, but also has martial arts. Let her go with you, not only can she take care of you, but also protect you."
"Mom, I'm not a slave, how can I let her serve me?" Lin Xuan said without even thinking about refusing.
Guo Caiyue is a retainer, so it's okay for her to protect Zhang Qing, but how can she be willing to have someone serve him now?
Zhang Qing saw Lin Xuan's thoughts and smiled: "Are you worried that Caiyue won't agree?"
"That's not true. If I told her, she would probably agree, but she would definitely not be happy. She didn't sell herself to my family," Lin Xuan said.
"Xuan'er, can't you see that Caiyue likes you? How could she not be happy if you ask her to serve you?" Zhang Qing said with a smile.
"Like me?" Lin Xuan was stunned and said, "Mom, you can't talk nonsense about this, because it affects the reputation of the girl's family."
"I'm not talking nonsense. I heard her talking to her grandma that day. Her grandma said that you will be the consort in the future, and the princess must agree to take concubines, so she should stop thinking about you." Zhang Qing said.
Lin Xuan was stunned, did Guo Caiyue really like him?
But this is unscientific. He and Guo Caiyue have only met a few times in total. Guo Caiyue usually follows Zhang Qing, how could she like him?
"I don't care. You just said that Chunyue and the others don't know how to ride a horse and will worry you on your way. But Caiyue can ride a horse, so you must take her with you." Zhang Qing said.
"Mom, I have so many personal soldiers. They will serve me. I don't need to bring anyone else." Lin Xuan refused.
Guo Caiyue's figure is curved forward and backward, which is very attractive.
Lin Xuan was not sure what would happen on the road with her.
The best way for a man to avoid being tempted is not to face temptation.
"Those rough-and-tumble soldiers, how can they serve others? It's settled. I'm going to talk to Caiyue now." After Zhang Qing finished speaking, he stood up and left without giving Lin Xuan time to object.
"Mother, mother."
Lin Xuan wanted to say that he was not that delicate, but Zhang Qingqing ignored him.
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The courtyard where Guo Lanhua and Guo Caiyu live is very quiet.
This is what they themselves requested.
However, Lin Xuan did not treat them badly and arranged for several people to serve them.
Guo Lanhua and Guo Caiyue were talking in the house. The servants reported that Madam was coming, and they hurriedly went out to greet her.
"Madam, if you have something to do, just send someone to summon me. How can I bother you to come in person?" Guo Lanhua said.
Zhang Qing smiled and said: "I have something to tell my elder sister this time."
"Madam, come in first." Guo Lanhua welcomed Zhang Qing in, sat down and said, "I wonder if Madam has anything to do with me?"
"My Xuan'er is going to Lingnan after the New Year. It's a long way there, so it's not convenient to bring a maid. I thought that Caiyue has martial arts skills, so riding a horse won't be a problem. If I go with her, I can not only protect Xuan'er, but also help take care of her.
I would like to ask my elder sister for permission." Zhang Qing said.
Guo Lanhua naturally knew what Zhang Qing meant. He said he wanted to take care of him, but in fact he just wanted to serve him.
Guo Caiyue was already interested in Lin Xuan. If she followed him, wouldn't she be bringing meat to the wolf's mouth?
Guo Lanhua wanted to refuse, but they were now guests of the Lin family, so it would not be good to refuse them directly.
Just when Guo Lanhua was thinking about how to refuse, Guo Caiyue said: "Madam, I am willing to accompany Mr. Hou to Lingnan."
"Okay, okay, I'll thank you for the hard work then." Zhang Qing smiled and took Guo Caiyue's hand and said.
Guo Lanhua glared at Guo Caiyue, then smiled and said: "Since Madam has spoken, I am naturally willing."
What if she doesn't want to?
Guo Caiyue agreed, how could she refuse?
Zhang Qing smiled and said: "Thank you, sister. I have something else to do, so I will leave first."
Guo Lanhua sent Zhang Qing away and went straight into the house without looking at Guo Caiyue.
Guo Caiyue knew that her grandma was angry and quickly followed her.
"Do you want to piss me off to death?" Guo Lanhua said with a cold face.
Guo Caiyue stood there with her head lowered and said, "Grandma, I was wrong."
"Haha, you admit your mistake very quickly. When you just agreed, didn't you agree happily? Do you think I have already agreed and won't change it? Let me tell you, the worst we can do when we leave the Lin family, we have no one to rely on for so many years.
, didn’t we come over anyway?” Guo Lanhua sneered.