He Yunxi and Lu Yan got off the carriage and saluted the two people standing in front of the door: "I have met the Crown Prince."
He Jingshen looked at He Yunxi who was slightly bending his knees and said calmly: "Get up."
The two of them stood up, and Lu Yan asked: "I didn't know that the prince was coming, but he was far away to meet him."
"It's okay, it's okay, we just arrived a while ago." He Jingtai said with a smile, looked at He Yunxi and asked: "Where have you been?"
"I need to go out of the city for something." He Yunxi responded, "I wonder if the prince and fourth master came here for something?"
"It's nothing, I just want to hear you play the guzheng." He Jingtai scratched the back of his head, "I wonder if it's convenient?"
He Yunxi wanted to say that if you really find it inconvenient, why don't you stay here? It's getting dark now, and it's almost time for dinner.
"How could it be? It's our honor for the Crown Prince and the Fourth Young Master to come here and make this humble house shine." Lu Yan made a gesture of invitation, "Please come inside."
After all, they were two men. It was mainly Lu Yan who came to entertain them and He Yunxi followed behind.
Mrs. Liu was in the backyard with a few children, but thinking that Lu Yan alone was not enough to greet them, He Yunxi went to call Lu Ming over again.
She said she wanted to hear He Yunxi play the piano, but now it was almost time to eat, so naturally she had to entertain her first.
He Yunxi went to the back and told Mrs. Liu that they had guests coming tonight and would not eat with them. Then he went to the kitchen to give instructions before going to the front yard to see what was going on.
There was a male guest at home, and it was originally inconvenient for the hostess to come out to meet him. But the man came to see her, and Lu Yan was also there, so she could come out.
When she arrived at the front yard, she first heard a low roar, and after passing through the archway, she saw He Jingtai and Lu Ming taking off their coats and fighting in the yard.
He Jingtai is taller. Lu Ming has grown a lot in the past two years, but He Jingtai is still almost a head taller than him.
It can be seen that He Jingtai's kung fu is good, and Lu Ming is almost always pressed by him. No matter how Lu Ming attacks him, he can easily dodge.
It was like he was teasing her.
He Jingshen was watching them alone under the eaves, and Lu Yan didn't know where he was.
Finally, Lu Ming was panting from exhaustion, and the two ended the confrontation.
He Jingtai pulled Lu Ming up from the ground and patted him on the shoulder: "Yes, you are a good prospect. Keep studying, and you will surpass me when you are my age."
"How old is the Fourth Young Master?" Lu Ming asked.
"Haha, I am nineteen years old this year, so I am several years older than you!" He Jingtai said with a smile.
"I am fourteen years old this year." Lu Ming patted the dirty clothes, and then felt that the clothes on his back seemed to be torn.
"Yeah, your clothes are torn." He Jingtai saw a hole in the back.
"I guess I accidentally hooked it somewhere just now. It's okay. I'll just ask my mother to sew it up for me later." Lu Ming said nonchalantly and went to get his coat from the eaves and put it on.
After walking for a while, a few pieces of fluff flew out and were flying around the openings of the clothes.
Standing under the eaves of the corridor, He Jingshen saw the two white hairs, his pupils trembled, and he subconsciously held down Lu Ming's arm.
Lu Ming looked back at him in surprise: "Prince?"
He Jingshen came to his senses, let him go, and said calmly: "What is the fluff in your clothes?"
"This is duck feathers that my sister-in-law asked people to collect." Lu Ming said, "My sister-in-law said that these things keep warm, so she collected a lot of them and used them to make down jackets."
"Why would your sister-in-law do this?"
"My sister-in-law said that ducks dare to go into the water in winter, and their feathers must be very warm." Lu Ming said with a smile, "But these duck feathers are very smelly and must be treated properly before they can be used."
Brother, you see that the duck dares to go into the water on such a cold day. Its feathers must be very warm. Why don't we pluck them and stuff them into our clothes?
Ouch, brother, this duck feather is so smelly. It smells so bad when worn on your body. We need to deal with it before we can use it.
He Jingshen let go of Lu Ming's hand. Lu Ming saw that he looked a little dazed and thought he was shocked by his down jacket, so he didn't pay much attention and went to put on his own coat first.
He Yunxi watched them finish the fight and prepared to go there, but Liu sent someone over to ask her to come over, so she went to the backyard again.
He Jingshen saw He Yunxi leaving, and when he saw her back, He Jingshen's eyes filled with mist.
Seeing He Yunxi disappear from the arch, he looked away, suppressed the thousands of thoughts in his heart, and said to Lu Ming: "Your sister-in-law is really amazing. How long has she been married to your family?"
"It will be two years soon." Lu Ming said.
"It's been two years..." Doesn't that mean you got married when you were just fifteen?
He clasped his hands tightly behind his back: "Your sister-in-law can play guzheng and make clothes like this. What kind of family did she grow up in? Is her family rich?"
"No. My sister-in-law grew up in the village like us."
"Village? Did you grow up in a village?"
"That's right!" Lu Ming said without warning as he didn't think there was anything he couldn't say about growing up in a rural area.
He Jingshen felt his heart ached, "Then their family conditions are very good? They can also let her learn musical instruments."
"No, my sister-in-law didn't learn these things from the Li family."
"Li? Not the He family?"
"No. Sister-in-law was picked up by the Li family's grandfather."
"Pick it back?"
"Yeah. The grandpa of the Li family picked up my sister-in-law. She was seriously injured at that time. When she woke up later, she didn't remember who she was."
There is nothing to hide. Everyone will find out if they investigate. And with the disclosure of He Yunxi's identity, there will definitely be a lot of people investigating, and this cannot be hidden.
"When was she picked up?"
"When I was about ten years old."
He Jingshen felt that breathing was painful.
"Then the Li family...will they treat her well?"
"We used to be so poor there, it was not easy to support one person." Lu Ming said, "Although Grandpa Li's family didn't give her a good life, they still treated her as their own child."
"Then who did she learn the guzheng from?"
"I don't know. Half a year after my sister-in-law married into our family, she hurt her brain and recalled some memories. But she didn't remember who she was, and she didn't know where she learned it. But I think my sister-in-law must have lived in a big family before.
Ever since my sister-in-law recovered some memories, she has become completely different and has learned a lot of things."
At this time, He Yunxi appeared in the archway. Lu Ming saw her and shouted with a smile: "Sister-in-law."
He Jingshen raised his head and saw He Yunxi walking towards them, his hands behind his back digging into his flesh.
He Yunxi nodded to He Jingshen and the others and asked Lu Ming: "Second brother, where is your eldest brother?"