Chapter 39: Back door

In a blink of an eye, it was the day to return to the door, but it was a pity that God was not beautiful. It started to rain heavily in the middle of the night. When Chu Jinglan and Ye Huaiyang went out in the morning, the water in the square overflowed their ankles. It was so muddy that Ye Huaiyang was not careful. Tripped by something, the whole person almost fell into a puddle, but fortunately Chu Jinglan caught her in time.
In this way, the two came to the house under the heavy rain. When they got off the bus, Ye Xun had already led the family to wait in front of the door, and when they walked under the porch, they immediately bowed to salute.
"Ye Xun led the Ye family to welcome the prince and princess."
"Free gift."
Chu Jinglan waved his hand, his eyes were cold, as if he didn't care about this highly respectable battle, but turned around and said to Ye Huaiyang, "Go and change clothes."
Ye Huaiyang got wet on the way. In addition to the sultry weather, the Luo skirt was already sticking to her body with a layer of water and sweat. Not to mention how uncomfortable it was. At this moment, she felt warm when she heard Chu Jinglan say this. Yang Yang, he answered quietly and went to his previous sleeping quarters with the female relatives.
Standing behind the crowd, Ye Huaixin watched this scene silently, with no waves on her face, and then followed Ye Xun to lead Chu Jinglan to the hall.
There are two rows of Guanghanmu Taishi chairs in the hall. At the end, a refreshment has been placed on the square between the main seats. Ye Xungong invited Chu Jinglan to take a seat, and then he sat down on the right, and the others were also approved. They were seated one by one, and from a glance, except for Ye Hong, they were all juniors of the Ye family. As far as the direct line was concerned, the people were indeed thin.
Ye Xun, as the person with the highest seniority in the family, carries the wisdom and courage that has been accumulated over the years in every gesture. He has not shown the slightest strangeness since he entered the door. He is not like people from other families who frightened Chu Lan like a snake, but also He didn't deliberately get close to him because of his in-law relationship, and his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, which was just right.
"Master, this is the new Lapsang Souchong picked this year. The taste is very good. You might as well try it."
He raised a glass to Chu Jinglan across Fang Ji. After Chu Jinglan raised his hand in response, he took a sip, and then only touched his lips, and then said lightly: "It's really good."
"No one in the family loves this tea more than the younger brother of the Weichen. It's a pity that he lives in seclusion and has not returned home for a long time. It is precisely because of this that the Weichen will meet the prince on his behalf today, which violates the ritual system. I hope the prince will forgive me."
"It's okay."
"The Weichen thanked the prince for him." Ye Xun smiled, and then chatted with Chu Jinglan about the daily routine, "Speaking of living away for a long time, the prince is also the same. I don't know what the king has when I come back. Variety?"
Chu Jinglan flicked the tea cup and said, "It's just a tall building and a lot of Chinese cars. In my eyes, there is not much difference."
Ye Xun was about to answer the conversation, but Ye Huaixin interrupted abruptly: "Zhumen smells like meat and wine, and there are frozen bones on the road. The prince must have not been to the surrounding counties, and most of the males there have been conscripted. These Qiongtai Jade Pavilions were being built day and night. Hundreds of people died of exhaustion just by walking around the Longshui Corridor. Dare to ask how the prince thinks about this?"
"Xiner!"
Ye Xun reprimanded, but Ye Huaixin didn't respond, still looking straight at Chu Jinglan, and didn't intend to take back his words. Chu Jinglan also looked at him, with light and dark intertwined in his eyes, like the foothills shrouded in dense fog before dawn. It was a bit cold but could not tell the truth and it made people unable to distinguish whether he was happy or angry, just hanging in the crowd. He slowly uttered aloud when there was a heart.
"Since the Ministry of Industry has caused trouble, they should be responsible for the deaths."
Ye Huaixin's eyes flickered with a dazzling voice: "Even if all officials of the Ministry of Industry and Engineering are brought out to be held accountable, it would be useless. The prince should be very clear."
Today’s arrogance, luxury and prostitution have been overhauled in many places of the imperial palace and canal dragon boats. Within a few years, millions of people have been confiscated and millions of people have died. This is a fact that the world hears. Ye Huaixin said this deliberately, just to see Chu Jinglan What reaction will he make under temptation, if he can't even handle this, how can he protect his sister in the future?
However, Ye Xun has already heard the great disrespect in his words. If it is spread out, it will cause murder. Fortunately, there is no outsider present today, and it is temporarily safe, but he still sternly rebuked: "Xin'er, no Talking nonsense in front of the prince!"
"It doesn't matter." Chu Jinglan curled her lips, and there was a light cloud on her face, but the sharp gaze was like a force passing through the border, which made people sweat suddenly, "This king has not asked about political affairs for many years. After listening to your words It feels new, so why don't you pull out the Ministry of Engineering Shangshu for accountability first, and then see if it works."
Xie Yuan is the Shang Shu of the Ministry of Industry, concurrently serving as Shang Shu Sheng Zuo ShuShang, with overwhelming power, is a pivotal figure in the court, and is the backbone of the Xie family's head and head.
Ye Huaixin choked to death by his words.
As we all know, a call must be re-approved before it can be promulgated from the central government and even sent to the local government. The Central Book Ministry is responsible for decision-making, and Shangshu Province is responsible for execution. The province has long been in force.
It’s no secret that Xie Yuan was arrogantly pursuing wealth in the construction of fortifications. Zhongshu Province had long wanted to take this to take him at the knife. However, the Xie family is so powerful and has never had the opportunity to move him, so Zhongshu Province is holding back. With this bit of resentment, Chu Jinglan's words directly hit Ye Huaixin's Achilles heel, and taught him how to not choke?
However, for a moment he suddenly felt that Chu Jinglan didn't seem to have accidentally hit him. He stared at him, and there was a clear cold front floating in his dark eyes, deep and bitter, and there was no trace in a moment. Then he looked at Ye Xun and so on. People, they didn't know the twists and turns inside, they all thought that Chu Jinglan said it to prevaricate him, and his expression was not abnormal.
It's never that simple.
If Chu Jinglan even knew this, he would definitely have a good grasp of the situation in the DPRK, would he not ask about the world as it seems?
Ye Huaixin suddenly felt that he had been dragged into the chess game by Chu Jinglan. In this game, only the two of him were playing the game, and he was defeated after only one move.
Ye Xun saw that the two of them had stopped talking, so he laughed and ended the battle: "Today is going back to the family banquet. Don't talk about politics anymore. It just so happened that the rain stopped. Lord, it's better to lead you around the mansion. A stroll?"
"No need." Chu Jinglan put aside the tea cup and stood up, casting a slender shadow on the snow-white stone bricks, "This king will go and see Yang'er."
Ye Xun was a little bit unexpected, and he was very pleased. Let’s not say what kind of person Chu Jinglan was. Since Ye Huaiyang married him, it is always good for the two husbands to stay close, so he will send someone to send him. Chu Jinglan went to Ye Huaiyang's yard, but Ye Huaixin took the initiative to invite Ying.
"Uncle, don't bother, I'll send the prince over."
"This..." Ye Xun hesitated a little, but Chu Jinglan agreed.
"Alright, let's go."
The two stepped out of the gate to the backyard one after another. The rain stopped and the air was fresh and humid. After crossing the trestle bridge, they encountered a large lush ginkgo forest. The mist had not yet dispersed. They walked in as if they were in the middle of a mountain, with smoke, clouds and clouds Passing the shoulders, in no time, the cuffs of the robe became moist.
Ye Huaixin said coldly in the sound of drops of water dripping off the leaves: "The prince is good at taking her sister out as a shield."
"Then you have to thank her well." Chu Jinglan's voice was faint, like a vast smoke, with a heart-shattering coldness in the depth, "Without this shield, how can you speak up here?"
Ye Huaixin choked again, and Chu Jinglan glanced at him as if there was nothing, and the whole body was full of chills, even though he hadn't looked down upon him as a defeated lord before, but after getting along with him, he knew how deep he was. Unfathomable, no wonder he was unarmed but was guarded by the emperor dowager so far, no wonder his sister was obsessed with him so far...
Thinking of this, he boldly asked: "If the prince said so, he was thinking of his sister?"
Chu Jinglan raised his eyes slightly to look at him, and said, "You'd better not test others like this in Zhongshu Province."
Ye Huaixin froze, completely silent.
When they went to bed, the maidservants who stood outside the room came to see each other one by one. The older one was very smart, and without waiting for them to ask, he took the initiative to speak: "The prince, the eighth master, the princess has finished changing clothes, and Crescent is combing her hair. Look..."
Chu Jinglan raised his hand a little, and walked straight in. The maidservant on both sides immediately bowed her head and opened the door. He lifted his robe and walked in, and his steps would cross the threshold, and the lark-like laughter rushed in. In the ears.
"Seven sisters, I only saw my brother-in-law in the distance before, but now I found him so handsome when I took a closer look. I can't take my eyes off! What should I do? I want to marry a handsome husband like him in the future. !"
Another faint but slightly arrogant voice came again: "It's late, there is only this one in Chu country, and there are no branches. You can go to the Yi people to look for them. If you are lucky, you may find someone comparable to him. ."
"I hate my seventh sister!"
Ye Huaixin heard this conversation as soon as he walked in, and the corners of his mouth twitched, and then he looked at Chu Jinglan, his facial expression was also very stiff, and the fierce aura that forced him into a blind spot just two sentences on the road was gone. His mind turned around and he licked his lips and slowly exited the room. It didn't take long for Ye Huailing to run out blushing.
"Mynah, why don't you and brother-in-law come to the door to yell, it's embarrassing me!"
Ye Huaixin raised his eyebrows suddenly: "Why, don't you dare to say in front of someone with your back? Are you not afraid of heaven and fear? After studying with the idiot Pei Yuanshu in Xueyong for a few days, he is as courageous as he is. Up!"
"It's okay. What do you do with him! He is your senior at any rate, so don't talk bad about him!"
Ye Huailing's face was red, like a peach dipped in water, fresh and lovely, but Ye Huaixin became more and more teasing, leaning over and smiling narrowly: "You still protect outsiders, eh?"
"You--" Ye Huai had a spirit knot, raised her pink fist to hit him, Ye Huaixin quickly flashed behind the door of Yuedong, she chased it again, and the two ran away laughing.
In the room, Chu Jinglan and Ye Huaiyang were still pestering each other face to face.
Because Ye Huaiyang has moved there for a long time, only some of her old clothes are kept here. Crescent chooses a pink satin skirt with many small butterflies embroidered with silver thread. There are obscured flower clusters interspersed with it, making Ye Huaiyang charming and cute, and she looks a year or two younger than Ye Huailing.
Under Chu Jinglan's gaze, she was a little shy, and said in a very small voice: "This is the clothes that I wore two years ago. It made you laugh..."
She was usually a mature and capable look, and she showed a girlish attitude at first, which caught him off guard, and failed to speak for a while. She didn't hear a response for a long time, she couldn't help but lifted her eyes to look, her clear eyes met the deep pool-like black pupils, not only without timidity, but also emitting a brighter light. The next moment, she stepped forward and hugged gently His waist.
"Can we leave after lunch? My family is very good, and I want you to get more familiar with them."
A cold snort escaped from his nose: "It's very good. From the front hall to the bedroom, your brother chased him all the way."
"Really?" She laughed suddenly, her shoulders trembling, and when the smile subsided, she said solemnly, "He is too nervous about me, you can't be surprised, in front of outsiders, he will defend you like me. ."
Although this is very ridiculous, he doesn't need to rely on a naive to defend his dignified king, but Chu Jinglan was inexplicably touched because it was full of warmth from a family. He lowered his eyes to look at Ye Huaiyang in his arms, and saw a smile on his delicate face, as warm and gentle as the sun. At this moment, he seemed to be not only her husband, but also her family.
This feeling... is really long-lost.