Chapter 313 Men Ruo Shi

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When he got home, it was getting late, and Qin Mubai was also a little drunk. Cheng Huaibi and others sent him to the living room and asked for a cup of tea before saying goodbye.

Liu asked Shuang'er to prepare a hot soup bath for him and said anly, "Really, I won't leave the house as soon as I come back. I'll be drunk when I go out. Your father is not like you - by the way, Princess Gaoyang, why didn't she come back with you?

"Hey hey!" Qin Mubai, who drank a little too much, smiled stupidly, "Mom, what are you talking about? Gao Yang hasn't been married yet. How can he come back with me? Of course she stayed in the palace!"

"Oh..." Liu answered, his expression seemed to be a little lonely and suspicious.

"What's the matter, mother? What are you thinking?" Qin Mubai asked.

"Nothing. That's... What if you marry Gao Yang, Mei Niang? Liu asked in a low voice, "Actually, Mei Niang is quite good. She can understand the general inside and outside. It's not easy for a person to support a big family business! The world looks down on the businessman, but she is an excellent woman for her mother. Only a woman who has suffered hard knows that it is not easy to have a family, and she knows how to take over her husband and her son. You have been in Lanzhou for more than a year and left her alone in Xiangzhou. Don't you have any idea? Now, your marriage with Gao Yang has been announced to the world. What will she think?

Qin Mubai's heart trembled a little when he heard this. He lay on the wide chair and raised his head and closed his eyes to meditate. Liu was a little annoyed and slapped him on the leg: "I'm talking to you for my mother!"

"Oh!" Qin Mubai smiled and opened his eyes and said, "Don't worry, I can take care of it. In fact, my marriage with Gao Yang is still half a year away. The emperor suggested that I take you out for a tour of the mountains and rivers.

"Really?" Liu was excited as soon as she heard it, "That's good! For my mother and your sister, but I haven't left Chang'an for many years! Why don't we go to Lanzhou to visit your father?"

"Oh? Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed, "Do you miss Dad?"

"Poor mouth! It doesn't matter how long it is!" Liu laughed and scolded, but his face turned red and said, "When you moved to Lan, I wanted to go there with Shuang'er. However, your father wrote to say that he would not let us go and stay in Chang'an, so we agreed. Now... that's all, let's listen to you! You can go wherever you want. Anyway, we don't understand your national affairs and official rules.

"Ha ha!" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Mother, I plan to go to Xiangzhou for a revisit first; then, how about going down the river to Yangzhou? The three moon nights in the world, and the two scoundrels are Yangzhou. Tut, the scenery and prosperity there are unique!"

"What's so good to go in Yangzhou? It's just that the wind and moon are prosperous..." Liu curled his lips and seemed to be a little unhappy, but he didn't say much.

"Where do you want to go?" Qin Mubai asked with a smile.

"Yangzhou is Yangzhou! By the way, I went to Xiangzhou to have a look. I miss Mei Niang, a good child. Liu seemed to say helplessly.

"Wow! Are you going to Xiangzhou?" There was an excited voice at the door, and Shuang'er ran in happily, "Mom, third brother, isn't it?"

"Yes, you will be energetic when it comes to eating, drinking and having fun." Qin Mubai took the little sister's hand and held it in the palm of her hand with a smile, "Si Yaer, haven't you wanted to go out for a long time? This time, where do you want to go? Where do you want to go?"

"Really?" Shuang'er smiled happily, glanced at her mother, blushed and whispered, "Is it okay to go to Liaodong?"

"Shut up! That's all you have to do!" Qin Mubai laughed and scolded angrily. Anyway, his mother was not an outsider. He said bluntly, "I have to go to find Li Ke thousands of miles away. Do you want to get it?"

"Speaking of this, hey..." Liu shook his head and sighed pitilessly and helplessly, "Sanlang, you should persuade your father. He is too stubborn. Shuang'er is eighteen years old. If you don't marry, others will laugh at us. Anyway, after the death of the princess, the king of Wu changed his temperament and did not mess with other women. Now, I'm relieved to marry Shuang'er to him. The two of them have been in love since childhood. Why can't they be together?

Shuang'er stood aside with a red face, looking at Qin Mubai with aggrieved and helplessness and asking for help.

Qin Mubai frowned and didn't know how to answer for a moment. He also knew his current status in the family - he was originally just the son of a concubine, but now he has stired up the leader of the Qin family and rejuvenated the old Qin family in the second spring. Seeing that she is about to marry Princess Gaoyang, she is also a member of the royal family; if her sister marries Li Ke again, it is also a good thing to get married, which is reasonable in terms of family or customs. Moreover, Princess Wu has passed away. If Shuang'er marries and doesn't say anything else, it is easy for her to be the crown princess later with her personal friendship with Li Ke.

It seems that everything has become a waterway.

But the problem is also obvious.

One is the father's level. In Qin Shubao's mind, Li Ke is not the owner of peace. As a commoner, being capable and excellent is a fault, and it is inevitable to get into trouble in the future. This is one of the most direct reasons why Qin Shubao rejected the marriage of the two.

The second is the current environment. The Qin family wants to marry a daughter. Although it is just a common daughter, it is obviously not an ordinary marriage. The reason is that Shuang'er is the sister of Qin Mubai's mother. After a trip to Lanzhou, Qin Mubai's reputation and influence have been unprecedented. At present, he is about to marry Princess Gaoyang again and become a serious relative of the emperor. It can be imagined that he, who is weak in age, will definitely be a light figure in the court in the next few years.

Shuang'er married Li Ke, not so much the Qin family's daughter as Qin Mubai's sister - if he marries Li Ke at this time, everyone will think that he will firmly stand in Li Ke's camp. This is bound to touch on the most ** and most deadly topic at present - seizing the throne.

In order to escape this huge political storm, Li Ke has served as an envoy of the Tang Dynasty and went to the Korean Peninsula. If Qin Mubai proposed his marriage with Shuang'er to whom at this time, would it make him make all his efforts? - To put it bluntly, Qin Mubai is also a weight in the matter of Li Chu now!

......

"What are you thinking about, Sanlang? We are still waiting for you to talk!" Liu urged with some unhellouity.

"Oh..." Qin Mubai came to his senses and said, "Mom, Sya, I have never forgotten this matter. But now, it's really not a good time. I can't explain the twists and turns to you. I just want to say a simple sentence. At this time, if the marriage is clear, it will hurt Shuanger, Li Ke, and maybe it will hurt our old Qin family.

"Ah, is it so serious?" Liu and Shuang'er were surprised.

"Yes... The current court situation is more dangerous, and you need to be cautious about everything." Qin Mubai frowned and said solemnly, "But don't worry, I have always been paying attention to Shuang'er's marriage, and I have never despised it. Wait for a while! When the limelight is over, I have my own ideas.

"Okay..." The mother and daughter looked at each other and nodded helplessly. Liu Shi said, "Sanlang, you have become a weapon. Not only do we support the old Qin family, but we both can only count on you.

"Don't worry." Qin Mubai took his mother and little sister's hand left and right, and the smile on his face was warm and soft. "You and Dad are my closest people. Even if I abandon everything, I will not leave you. Everything I do is also for you, for this family.

"Oh, bad guy! Bad guy!" Suddenly, there was a continuous shout from the gate, and a colorful and light figure was running towards the hall.

The three of them couldn't help but be happy - it was Princess Gaoyang!

She trotted with a very indied skirt, and her half-naked breasts were like a pair of little white rabbits jumping, and her mouth was also scolded anly. She rushed into the hall and saw Liu and Shuang'er. She was stunned and hurriedly restrained and stood still.

The expression changes so fast, just like the change of face in Sichuan Opera.

Liu Shi and Shuang'er suppressed their laughter and came forward to salute. Princess Gaoyang hurriedly asked for exemption and said with a smile, "Auntie, Shuanger, it won't be long before we are a family. There is no need to be polite in private."

This "aunt" made Liu's heart smile warm and happy. Even Qin Mubai secretly laughed in his heart that Princess Gaoyang was really sweet. Yesterday, she called my mother "Mrs. Qin", and today there was one more aunt in the sky.

Qin Mubai drank a little too much. He was still paralyzed there and was too lazy to get up. He narrowed his eyes and hooked his finger at Princess Gaoyang: "Your Highness, come and sit down."

"Oh, you rude guy!" Princess Gaoyang was not angry. She came over with a smile and immediately covered her nose: "I hate it! I'm so drunk! No wonder you threw me into the harem. It turned out that I was going to have fun!"

Liu shook his head and smiled, and found an excuse to retreat first. Shuang'er sat down beside Qin Mubai with Princess Gaoyang and said with a smile, "Your Highness, my brother seems to have just come back from the Qin Fairy Pavilion. You smell it, and your body is full of the smell of Qin Xian wine!"

"Is that so?" Princess Gaoyang suddenly hated it with her teeth. She looked like a mountain rain and the wind was coming. She said in a urn, "Well, are there a lot of beautiful women in Qinxian Pavilion?"

"That's--" Qin Mubai laughed heartlessly. "All of them look like immortals and are enthusiastic. As one of the big owners behind Qin Xian Pavilion, it's right to go to inspect them, right?"

"Shut up, I don't want to hear you anymore! I'm so pissed off!" Princess Gaoyang curled her lips and turned her face angrily.

"Ha ha!" Qin Mubai smiled. Princess Gaoyang had such a straight temper, at least in front of him, she never knew how to hide her emotions.

"Hey hey!" Shuang'er snickered at the side of the disaster.

Qin Mubai angrily picked up Shuanger and gave her two shivering on her head. He pulled Princess Gaoyang again and took the opportunity to pull her into his arms and hugged her. He smiled, "Linger, don't listen to her nonsense. I met Cheng Huaibi and others in the palace and was dragged into the Baiqi camp to drink a few drinks. Didn't you go to see your mother? I thought you were going to accompany her today, so I didn't bother you.

"It's almost..." Princess Gaoyang turned angrily and smiled, called out twice, and walked in with two of her maidservants, carrying a bag of things in each hand.

"What?" Qin Mubai asked curiously.

"Hey hey! The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching! This is a lotus paste moon cake made by my mother. She asked me to take two boxes for you to eat!" Princess Gaoyang said happily, "I like moon cakes the most!"

"Oh, mooncakes made by the novice of Yinde Concubine?" Qin Mubai was also stunned for a moment and muttered thoughtfully, "Can she make moon cakes?"

"Yes!" Princess Gaoyang smiled without impurities, "My mother is now a layman disciple of Buddhism. She lives in the Xuanwu Hall near the Tianwang Temple of Huguo every day. She eats and recites Buddha without leaving home. At most, she goes to the Famen Temple once a month to pay tribute to my brother. I heard that we are coming back. She made moon cakes all night!"

"Well, it's really good." Qin Mubai waved his hand, and the two maidservants handed the moon cakes to him. I took it and smelled the fragrance, but I was not tired of it at all.

Just like the Yin Defei, the fragrance is far away, as quiet as a lotus.

Qin Mubai was in a trance for a moment, and unconsciously appeared in his mind the beautiful face and snow-white hair of the Yin Defei...

"Mu Bai, why are you in a daze?" Princess Gaoyang was a little annoyed. She patted him gently on the knee and said, "I deliberately ran out of the palace to send you moon cakes. Is there any reward?"

"Oh, how about making a promise with your body?" Qin Mubai said that his face did not change his color and his heart did not beat.

The maids all laughed, and even Shuang'er blushed and covered her mouth and sneered together.

"It's annoying, it's open-mouthed, it's time to fight!" Princess Gaoyang was ashamed and annoyed and punched him a few times in the leg.

"Why don't you... I send you back to the palace in person?" Qin Mubai deliberately asked jokingly.

"Uh...this... okay, but..." Princess Gaoyang blushed to the root of her neck and swallowed.

Shuang'er giggled a few times. She couldn't help it and blurted out, "Your Highness, you're going to marry my brother anyway. Why don't you stay here tonight? There will be no criticism!"

"Good!" As soon as Shuang'er's words fell, Princess Gaoyang answered excitedly.

Qin Mubai looked at her fixedly and didn't say anything. Princess Gaoyang suddenly felt ashamed for a moment. She covered her face with her hands and couldn't wait to dig a hole to get in.

"I said, what about sending moon cakes? It's obviously here to stay overnight, right?" Qin Mubai deliberately didn't open the pot, and laughed heartlessly. "Shuanger, did you hear it? Why don't you arrange a bedroom for Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang?

"Hey hey! Yes, the girl is obeded, Qin's son-in-law!" Shuang'er answered with a smile and pulled Princess Gaoyang out. Princess Gaoyang was ashamed and annoyed. She took the opportunity to follow Shuanger and went out. From time to time, she turned back and gave him a vicious face.

Qin Mubai took a breath and lay down again to close his eyes. After a while, Liu went back and put a thick pile of things directly on Qin Mubai's lap and said, "I almost forgot." You have only been in the palace for half a day, and you have received a large number of invitations at home. It's up to you!"

Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment and picked up the invitation to read it.

There are about six or seven invitations, one of which is more beautiful and gorgeous. The owner's house that sent the invitation is also a cow X.

There are two of them, the most famous ones--

Prince Li Chengqian invited Qin Mubai to the banquet in the East Palace tomorrow; Li Tai, the king of Wei, invited Qin Mubai to participate in the Qiu Shizi Poetry Party.

In addition, there is Su Dingfang, who is very interested in Qin Mubai, and invited him to the Duke of Wei to celebrate Li Jing's birthday. In fact, it is also a changed birthday invitation. It turns out that Li Jing's birthday is approaching.

Other posts were put aside by Qin Mubai for the time being.

Taking the invitation post of the prince and Li Tai, Qin Mubai was thinking: these people's sense of smell is really sensitive. I just returned to Chang'an and immediately threw the olive branch over. Do you want to pull me up as soon as possible while Li Ke is away? Now it's so often, I don't even want to pay attention to it. But... there is no reason to offend.

With a light in his heart, Qin Mubai thought of Princess Gaoyang. I couldn't help laughing secretly: Come on, I might as well let Princess Gaoyang decide which one to go to. Well, I'm going to have a cheap meal with the title of a prospective son-in-law, and give this limelight to Gao Yang. If you take Gao Yang with you, it's normal for my brother-in-law to go to my brother-in-law's house for dinner. At that time, we can talk about family affairs, family affairs, and even folk songs and poems; I will avoid state affairs and government affairs.

"Do it like this!" Qin Mubai couldn't help smiling secretly and got up to look for Princess Gaoyang and Shuang'er in the backyard.

Shuang'er is taking some maids in the house to clean up the bedroom for Princess Gaoyang. Princess Gaoyang seemed to be a little unprepared. Shuang'er asked her if the bedding was good and whether the bronze mirror was good. She looked left and right about him and answered the question. Shuang'er didn't know that Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang had been in the bridal chamber for countless times. Unexpectedly, Princess Gaoyang wanted to get into Qin Mubai's quilt at night to ask for warmth. She was really interested in sleeping here.

Qin Mubai came in, and Princess Gaoyang suddenly came forward with a happy face and hooked his arm. She pulled a little dark force in her hand and handed a playful and lustful look. Qin Mubai understood everything.

"Princess, you will fall asleep here at night." Qin Mubai deliberately said, "My Qin family is shabby, not as comfortable as in the palace!"

Princess Gaoyang stared at him angrily. With Shuang'er and maids present, it was not easy for her to have an attack. Qin Mubai took the opportunity to hand her the invitation and smiled, "You decide where to go for tomorrow's lunch?"

"Ah, the prince's brother and the fourth brother have come to invite. What should I do?" Princess Gaoyang is still in trouble.

Shuang'er packed up the bedding and left, saying that she was going to make some refreshments for the princess to spend the night.

Qin Mubai also went out. Before leaving, he scraped Princess Gaoyang's nose and said with a smile, "Why don't we have a good dinner?"

"Hey hey, that's almost the same!" Princess Gaoyang smiled and turned her head and said to her maidservant, "You guys, sleep here today. Do you hear me?"

"Yes, Your Highness..." The maidservant couldn't help laughing and answered with some grievances.

When Qin Mubai heard the voices behind him, he shook his head and left with a smile. He said secretly: Gao Yang is used to sleeping with me, and he will do the same when he goes back to Chang'an. He doesn't even want to stay overnight in the palace... This guy, what kind of etiquette dignity and royal face, is simply a floating cloud for her!