Greetings, Ninth Uncle

"Kurou, you are doing well outside, why did you come back suddenly?"

"I heard that you are seriously ill, and I am a junior, how can I feel at ease? Besides, I can't avoid the outside all the time, so I just transferred back to the capital and carefully served the Lord Hou to recuperate, and then I will stay in the capital."

Old Marquis Cheng was both happy and sighed, although Cheng Yuanjing is the prince Longsun, but after all, he has been raised in his name for many years, how could he have no feelings.

Last winter, Mr. Cheng had a serious illness. Since then, his health has not been as good as before. Recently, Mr. Cheng has often felt that his death is approaching. He recalled his own life. He was born in a rich and noble mansion, and lived a prosperous life when he was young. Although he lost his lover, he was fortunate to reunite with his beloved in his thirties. Old Marquis Cheng really had nothing to be unwilling to do, the only thing he cared about was His Royal Highness the Prince, who was incognito and alone.

Therefore, seeing Cheng Yuanjing coming back today, Old Marquis Cheng was really moved. He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, held Cheng Yuanjing's hand and said, "It's okay to come back, or come back. You stay in the capital, and the saint can see it, and you can feel at ease."

Cheng Yuanjing paused for a long time before asking, "Your Majesty... how is your health recently?"

"Your Majesty is all well. It's just that you are not in front of you after all. I saw you at the palace exam with great difficulty, and in a blink of an eye you went to work abroad. The Holy Maharaja was concerned. At the border celebration banquet the year before last, he saw a man about your age. Man, I couldn't help choking."

Speaking of the emperor, Cheng Yuanjing fell into a long silence. Old Marquis Cheng sighed and said slowly: "Jiulang, the old minister knows that you have suffered a lot since you were young. You are obviously a nobleman, but you have to bear the reputation of being an illegitimate child, but he is also suffering. Now that Empress Dowager Yang is alive and well, Yang Fucheng is in charge of the government, and the harem and Queen Yang are guarding it every day. It's not that he doesn't want to take you back, it's just that he can't."

"I know." Cheng Yuanjing retracted his eyes and smiled calmly and indifferently, "Of course I know that it is not easy to be a saint. As a minister, I should share my worries for the king."

Lord Cheng felt unspeakably uncomfortable when he saw this scene. He wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw Cheng Yuanjing's expression, he stopped inexplicably. Cheng Yuanjing didn't have any expression of gloom or anger on his face. After three years abroad, he became more and more introverted, and his emotions remained calm. However, this further enhanced his majesty.

The killing is decisive and unfathomable.

Old Marquis Cheng thought that Cheng Yuanjing was becoming more and more majestic. If this is really the descendant of their Cheng family, Old Marquis Cheng would feel at ease even if he died now. It's a pity that their Cheng family has this blessing. They don't have the surname Cheng nor the name Cheng Yuanjing.

He is Li Chengjing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who has been missing for fourteen years.

Old Marquis Cheng has been in the court for many years, and his eyesight is still there. Seeing that Cheng Yuanjing didn't want to talk about the emperor, he gradually changed other topics. Old Marquis Cheng said: "Jiulang, you've been gone for three years, and you haven't been able to come back during the New Year's and festivals. Take advantage of the fact that you've just returned to Beijing and the order from the Ministry of Officials has not yet come down, so you should rest at home for a few more days. You may I haven't seen it before, but the younger members of the Cheng family have all grown up."

Cheng Yuanjing unexpectedly remembered the scene he had just seen under the corridor.

He thought he might have seen it.

Cheng Yuanjing was a little curious, and it happened that there was nothing to do today, so he asked a few more questions: "I see a guest today, who is it?"

"Guest?" Old Marquis Cheng was puzzled. He was seriously ill and recuperating, so the news of foreign guests could not be delivered to him. Cheng Yuanjing saw this and said, "It's a young man, not too old, and a member of the army."

When Cheng Yuanjing said this, Old Marquis Cheng immediately understood. Who else can a young military soldier appear in the backyard of Cheng's house. He smiled and said, "That's the kid from the Huo family in Jingyong Hou's mansion. His name is Chang Yuan. He was engaged to your eldest niece last year."

"Oh?" Cheng Yuanjing became more interested, a little smile appeared in his eyes, paused for a while, and then said slowly, "However, their unmarried couple doesn't seem to have a good relationship."

"What?" Old Marquis Cheng was very surprised and confused. Since he found Xiao Xue, he has devoted himself to Xiao Xue. Later, when he learned of Cheng Yuanjing's identity, he planned for Cheng Yuanjing wholeheartedly. Lord Cheng rarely, or never, paid attention to the grandchildren of the inner house.

But after all, he knew that the eldest girl of the second family had adopted her daughter-in-law as her first daughter, and had been obedient, sensible, and very filial for many years. Although he doesn't have much relationship with Cheng Yujin, as an elder, he certainly looks forward to his granddaughter. When Cheng Yujin and Huo Changyuan got engaged, he was really happy for her for a while.

But it's only been two months, could something have happened?

Cheng Laohou didn't ask about family affairs, but he was very confident in this regard, and said, "Your eldest niece is the most obedient, but I'm afraid it's the Huo family's boy who is wrong, and she is wronged."

Cheng Yujin was wronged? Not quite.

Old Marquis Cheng didn't pay attention to Cheng Yuanjing's expression, and continued to babble: "Call the boss in another day to ask, he is also the boss, let's see how he is a father. By the way, Jiulang, Huo Changyuan and you also have a relationship. origin."

Cheng Yuanjing was really surprised, he raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

"Huo Chang Yuan's mother is also surnamed Xue, and she and Xue Lan are distant sisters."

Cheng Yuanjing really didn't know about this, but Old Marquis Cheng explained: "Back then, Xue Lan's family was implicated and the whole family was exiled. Huo Xue's family was far apart, and it was too sinful to marry a daughter, so they let it go."