What a sin! The most handsome lazy man in the village married a crazy woman.

Chapter 174: Grandson-in-law, why are you coming to the palace?

The moon is as cold as water.

The night in December was extremely cold. Ye Tang and his companions, along with Lu Taohua and several servants, and holding the black panther Xiaoqi, followed Shangguan Zhenhua to an extremely spacious courtyard - Biboxuan.

There were more than thirty slaves in Biboxuan, all standing in a row at the entrance of the courtyard. They looked terrified when they saw the black panther beside Ye Tang.

"Big, big, big cat!?"

The servants screamed in shock.

Shangguan Zhenhua said in a deep voice: "Why are you yelling? It's just a cat. What's there to be afraid of?"

"Calm down, my Lord. Don't let people think that the servants of the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion are all cowards."

The servants calmed down under his majestic gaze.

"Greetings, Lord Duke." The servants bowed one after another.

Shangguan Zhenhua asked them to stand up and told them the identities of Ye Peng and others.

"This is the biological son of the Duke of Benguo, the Crown Prince of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. You all remember this carefully. From now on, you are all members of the Crown Prince's courtyard. You must do whatever the Crown Prince tells you to do."

"As you command!"

The servants bowed respectfully to Ye Peng and his companions, feeling extremely surprised.

The Duke has a son?

Where did it come from?

No wonder the Duke asked them to clean up this yard, it turned out it was because the Crown Prince had returned.

Biboxuan was originally the prince's courtyard, and the Duke of Huguo's Mansion has existed until now.

Shangguan Zhenhua looked at Ye Tang and Ye Ping'an and said, "Grandfather has also prepared a separate yard for you two siblings, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Ye Peng said, "The three of them will live with me for the time being."

Shangguan Zhenhua nodded: "Okay, whatever you want to arrange, I'll listen to you."

The servants were extremely shocked. The Duke was too submissive to the Crown Prince!

Shouldn't the son obey the father? Why is it the other way around when it comes to the Duke? Did the Duke do something to let down the Crown Prince?

Shangguan Zhenhua asked again: "Did you eat anything when you came?"

Ye Tang smiled and said, "I have eaten."

Shangguan Zhenhua wanted to say something, but Ye Peng became impatient: "Okay, you talk too much. It's too late. We need to go to bed. Go away."

Shangguan Zhenhua was not angry either, and responded with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'll go, you guys take a rest, have a good rest."

He turned around and left. Ye Peng did not try to stop him. He just told him from behind: "Don't forget what you said. Get things done as soon as possible. I want to see that person."

"I will definitely do what I promised you." Shangguan Zhenhua turned around and said loudly to him, then looked at him expectantly.

Ye Peng turned around and entered the room, calling Ye Tang and the other two in. The three servants, Lu Taohua, Lu Lihua and Gensheng, stayed outside the room with Xiao Qi.

Seeing this, the light of expectation in Shangguan Zhenhua's eyes instantly went out. He sighed lightly, shook his head, turned around and left with a slightly desolate back.

"Dad, are you too cold to grandpa?" Ye Ping'an somewhat disagreed with Ye Peng's attitude towards Shangguan Zhenhua.

Ye Peng glanced at him and said, "Son, don't be so naive. Who knows if the old man is really good to us? If he had paid more attention to your father, he would not have been deceived by Ye Qianrou for thirty years. This is thirty years, not thirty days... Although he did not do those things, he is innocent and was framed, and that was also caused by his confusion..."

Ye Peng was so resentful that he almost couldn't control himself for a moment, which scared Ye Ping'an so much that he shrank his neck.

Ye Tang took out a piece of sour jujube cake from the space: "Dad, turn off the fire and eat something."

Ye Peng's anger subsided instantly.

Ye Ping'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His father was so scary, but luckily he had his sister there.

Jamel Xiao gently touched his head: "Are you sleepy?"

Ye Pingan nodded quickly.

Jamel Xiao stood up: "Go to bed."

Ye Tang also stood up: "Dad, let's go to rest!"

Ye Peng stuffed the whole sour jujube cake into his mouth: "Go, have a good rest, you are all exhausted after traveling for so many days, if you need anything, just ask the servants."

"Ah."

"Dad, go to bed early too, and don't think about anything."

"understood."

Ye Tang and the other two left the room and closed the door. Only then did Ye Peng let out a long sigh of relief.

He pressed his chest and couldn't help but think of his mother's last words before she died.

"Don't hate your father. He is a good father."

"Remember, live well, and you must live on."

Ye Peng closed his eyes: "How could I not bear grudge? He came too late."

"Why couldn't he come earlier? If he had come earlier, maybe things would have been different."

Ye Peng patted his face and said, "Don't think about it anymore. Go to sleep. Get enough sleep and go for revenge tomorrow."

He tried hard to fall asleep, but he couldn't.

Suddenly, a fragrance drifted in the room. Ye Peng sniffed it, and his mind instantly became clear. His emotions gradually stabilized, and he lay on the bed and fell asleep.

outside the window.

Ye Tang peeked inside through the crack in the window: "I can't see clearly, but there is no sound inside, he should be asleep."

"Snoring!" A loud snoring sound was heard.

Ye Pingan smiled: "The snoring is so loud, Dad is asleep."

Ye Tang threw the tube into the space: "It's good that you fell asleep. Let's go back to the house and rest."

She patted Jamel Xiao’s shoulder appreciatively: “The things you give are useful. How long will Dad sleep?”

Jamel Xiao’s eyelids were heavy: “At least tomorrow morning at Mao time.”

"That's good, that's enough."

Her father hasn't slept well these past two days, so special measures are needed to deal with it.

Ye Ping'an slept in the room next to Ye Peng, Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan chose a room a little further away, and Lu Taohua, Lu Lihua and Gensheng also slept in the guest room.

As for Xiao Qi, it slept in Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan's room, and the leash around its neck was never taken off.

Xiao Qi looked at the rope tied to the door with frustration. He moved slightly and the door made a sound.

Ye Tang's voice rang out: "Xiao Qi, don't be naughty, be careful of being caught by bad guys."

Xiao Qi paused, then immediately became quiet.

Being a cat is hard.

The journey was so tiring that Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan fell asleep quickly.

at the same time.

Shangguan Zhenhua went to the study, where Fang Jing and Wei Huan were waiting.

Fang Jing told them about their experiences in Qingquan Village.

Shangguan Zhenhua smiled from ear to ear: "Are they so amazing? They grew so many things. Great, great, great!"

"Wei Huan, from now on you and Zhou Yi will stay with my son."

"I obey your command!" Wei Huan responded.

In addition to arranging personnel for Ye Peng, Shangguan Zhenhua also arranged personnel for Ye Tang and Ye Ping'an. They were all personal guards trained by him personally, and each of them was a master who could fight ten people at once.

……

In the imperial palace, in the imperial study, the lights were still on.

Emperor Yuanwu was reviewing the memorials with a look of deep resentment on his face, and the memorials contained a lot of nonsense.

"These civil officials are more talkative than each other." Emperor Yuanwu looked annoyed.

"What is He Songlin doing? He has been gone for so long and has not come back."

"It's just to pick up one person, and I went with the people from the Duke of Huguo's Mansion..." Emperor Yuanwu became more and more angry, and threw the brush directly: "I won't approve it, take it away!"

The old eunuch Xiong Jingzhong immediately called two young eunuchs to come forward and take the memorial away.

Emperor Yuanwu held his forehead.

Being an emperor is really tiring, with more and more memorials being received every day.

"Your Majesty, He Songlin requests to see you." The voice of the young eunuch came from outside the door.

Xiong Jingzhong's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, Lord He is back!"

"Announce it quickly!" Emperor Yuanwu said urgently.

Soon, He Songlin came in. Seeing that he was the only one there, Emperor Yuanwu frowned and asked, "Where are the people?"

Where is his little nephew?

He Songlin knelt on the ground: "In the Duke of Huguo's Mansion."

Emperor Yuanwu sat back in his seat, with a rare smile on his face: "It's good that you're here, it's good that you're here. Did you encounter any trouble on the way?"

He Songlin shook his head: "No, the prince had a lot of fun along the way."

Emperor Yuanwu was a little unhappy: "Why didn't he come back to see me earlier? He only wanted to play?"

He Songlin thought for a moment and said, "The prince is a married man."

Emperor Yuanwu gritted his teeth and finally sighed, "Okay, I won't bother with him. As long as he can come back safely, I don't care about anything. Tell him to come to the palace to see me tomorrow."

Then he asked again: "He Songlin, do you want to continue to stay with him?"

He Songlin's eyes lit up instantly, but he quickly hid them, fearing that Emperor Yuanwu would discover his thoughts.

"I obey the emperor. If the emperor asks me to stay with the prince, I will stay. If the emperor does not allow me to stay, I will not stay." He Songlin looked loyal as if he was ready to do whatever he was told.

"You sly fellow..." Emperor Yuanwu pointed at him. Suddenly, he smelled something and stood up and walked to He Songlin: "Why do you smell spicy?"

He Songlin: “…”

Your Majesty, are you born in the year of the dog?

Such a powerful nose!

A quarter of an hour later, He Songlin walked out of the imperial study with heartache.

"The spicy meat jerky is all gone... wuwuwu... I should have eaten it first..."

He flashed away and disappeared into the darkness.

......

Prime Minister's House.

A man in black entered the study and knelt on one knee in front of the desk.

"Sir, that man has come to the capital!"

The man behind the desk looked up and asked, "Is the news reliable?"

"Reliable, but I don't know where he is now?"

Gao Yi stroked his beard and asked, "Why did he come to the capital?"

"I don't know."

"It's all trash."

"Has the identity been confirmed?"

"Not yet, but the people Prince Duan sent to assassinate him were dealt with by Prince Xian, and Prince Xian protected him, so he must be the son of Prince Pingshan."

Gao Yi stopped talking, waved his hand, and asked the men in black to leave.

After the man in black left, Gao Yi looked out the window, thinking deeply while feeling the cold wind.

"You protected him with your own death, and I thought he was dead too. Now he has come to the capital by himself. He doesn't know whether to live or die. He simply doesn't know whether to live or die!"

"If he wants to seek revenge on me, then come on, I will make sure he never returns!"

"A-choo!" Gao Yi sneezed loudly, and thick phlegm splashed onto the back of his hand.

Gao Yi: “…Ugh!”

He was nauseated by his own phlegm.

……

A good night's sleep.

When the Yuan Dynasty was first established, it was stipulated that morning courts must be held every day. Later, Emperor Wu of Yuan felt that the morning courts took too much time, so he changed the morning court system, stipulating that morning courts be held every ten days, and the emperor would meet with ministers in turn every day.

There was no court session today, but Shangguan Zhenhua still had to go to the palace because the emperor had just sent someone to see him.

Shangguan Zhenhua originally wanted to have breakfast with his children and grandchildren, but after calculating the time, he had to rush to the palace. Forget it, he decided to go to the palace to meet the emperor first, and then come back to eat with his children and grandchildren!

If you can’t have breakfast, lunch or dinner is also fine!

Shangguan Zhenhua had just entered the palace when He Songlin arrived. He wanted to bring Xiao Jingxuan into the palace to meet the emperor.

"Are you nervous?" Ye Tang helped Jamel Xiao tidy up his clothes.

Jamel Xiao opened his arms and hugged her: “Nervous, you go with me.”

Ye Tang pushed him away: "I won't go. I'm not ready to meet the emperor yet."

That’s the emperor, the number one person in the Yuan Dynasty.

Ye Tang lowered his voice and said to him, "Go meet the emperor first and find out whether he is easy to get along with or not, then come back and tell me, and then we will tell Dad and Ping An about your identity."

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger, she has to be careful.

Jamel Xiao was amused by her cautious look: "Okay, I'll listen to you. My wife can be so timid sometimes."

Ye Tang rolled his eyes at him and said, "I call it better to be safe than sorry."

Emperor Yuanwu is different from that idiot Xiao Zhong. Big shots have to be careful.

It was rare for her to have such a good life, and she didn't want to die inexplicably.

The couple opened the door and went out.

Xiao Qi outside the door was about to pounce over immediately.

"Stop, don't pounce!" Ye Tang stopped him in time.

Xiao Qi meowed in grievance, with tears in his eyes.

I slept on the floor all night.

Even though I had a big quilt covering me and a cushion under me, I was still cold! My heart was cold!

Ye Tang went over and hugged its head: "I know you feel wronged, but we just got here and you are naughty. If you are not tied up, you will run around everywhere. This is not like Qingquan Village. I am afraid that you will be in danger."

She took the rope off the door and said, "You must be hungry. Let's go eat something. After we're full, I'll take you around."

Ye Ping'an and Ye Peng also got up. Ye Peng slept very well and woke up at dawn, feeling full of energy.

After dinner, Xiao Jingxuan followed He Songlin into the palace. Ye Peng and Ye Ping'an didn't know that Xiao Jingxuan was going to the palace. They thought he was going out with He Songlin to do something, so they didn't ask too much.

Ye Peng found Fang Jing and asked him to be the tour guide to take them and their family around the Duke of Huguo's Mansion.

The Duke of Huguo's Mansion is very large, and because there is no mistress, when Shangguan Zhenhua was away fighting, Ye Qianrou had always been helping to manage the mansion. But she was just managing it, and Shangguan Zhenhua found someone else to manage the money.

It’s not that he doesn’t trust Ye Qianrou, but he treats Ye Qianrou’s family as outsiders. The power to be the head of the Duke of Huguo’s Mansion is not something that everyone can take.

Although he did not give Ye Qianrou the power to manage the family, Shangguan Zhenhua did not treat her unfairly in terms of food, clothing and other expenses.

Fang Jing was a very dedicated tour guide. He would give detailed explanations wherever he went and tell servants the identities of Ye Peng and the other two when he met them.

Before they knew it, they arrived at the martial arts training ground. This small training ground was where Shangguan Zhenhua practiced martial arts and also where he trained his subordinates.

Seeing that this place was quite large, Ye Tang untied Xiao Qi's rope.

"Xiao Qi, you can run freely now!"

As soon as Ye Tang finished speaking, the black panther ran out like lightning.

After a while, a big rat was caught, which was bigger than a kitten.

The servants who were waiting for Black Panther to show his might said: "..."

Do leopards eat mice?

Ye Tang exclaimed: "It really deserves to be the capital. The mice raised here are much fatter and more delicious than those in our countryside. Xiaoqi, you are in for a treat!"

Xiao Qi walked away proudly with the mouse in his mouth.

The Huguogong Mansion not only has a martial arts arena, but also a horse riding and archery arena, a hunting ground, and a summer resort...

Ye Tang sighed again: "The capital is different!"

Fang Jing smiled and said, "Miss, you can freely explore the entire Protectorate Mansion. You can also enter and exit the library and weapon room freely."

Ye Tang asked a question he had always wanted to ask: "Which one is bigger, the Duke of Huguo's Mansion or the Prince of Pingshan's Mansion?"

Fang Jing: “???” Why did the eldest lady ask about Pingshan Palace?

……

As soon as Shangguan Zhenhua entered the imperial study, Emperor Yuanwu said, "My son is different now that he is back. The Duke of Protectorate looks particularly energetic today."

Shangguan Zhenhua was shocked: "Your Majesty, you knew it so quickly?"

His son just returned home last night, and the emperor knew about it so quickly. Could it be that... the emperor is monitoring the Duke of Huguo's Mansion?

Because of Ye Qianrou's incident, the emperor still has a grudge against him and doesn't trust him?

Emperor Yuanwu guessed that he was overthinking again, and hurriedly said: "Don't misunderstand, Duke of the Protectorate. I sent someone to Wutong County to pick someone up a few days ago, and I happened to see the person you sent."

Shangguan Zhenhua was stunned: "... pick someone up?"

Who to pick up?

Emperor Yuanwu smiled mysteriously: "You know that person."

Shangguan Zhenhua was even more confused.

He only knew his son's family and Prince Xian in Wutong County. Would the emperor take Prince Xian or... Ye Tang? His granddaughter Ye Tang was extremely intelligent, and the emperor valued talent. Could it be that he wanted to bring his granddaughter to the capital to serve the country?

But he has already sent someone to pick him up. Wouldn’t it be redundant for the emperor to send someone else?

Just as he was wondering, a report from the eunuch came from outside.

"Your Majesty, Lord He requests to see you."

Emperor Yuanwu's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Hurry up and announce it."

coming!

His little nephew is here!

Shangguan Zhenhua was confused by his reaction. The emperor was very abnormal today.

But soon, Shangguan Zhenhua's eyes widened when he saw Xiao Jingxuan and He Songlin walk in.

"Grandson-in-law, what are you doing here?"