Because the road was delayed for some time, when the brothers arrived home, the night was already very dark. But even at this moment, the lights were still brightly lit in the middle hall of the residence, and the music of silk and bamboo plays was endless.

"Let's go, I'll send you back to your house first."

After getting off the car, Xue Chongxun glanced at the middle hall, with a little helplessness and annoyance in his eyes. He took Xue Chongjian's hand and wanted to go to the back hall.

However, Xue Chongjian shook him away, jumped and headed towards the central hall, and shouted while running: "Mother, brother, he is back home!"

Seeing this scene, Xue Chongxun felt a headache and could only grit his teeth and go to the middle hall. As soon as he entered the hall, he heard his mother's anger: "When you come back, what's the big deal? Is it worthy of publicity? Should the whole family go out to greet you?"

"Erlang is so rude that he disturbed his mother and all the guests."

Xue Chongxun was not surprised by his mother's attitude. He went to see her mother and said apologetically.

There were more than a dozen people in the hall, including men and women. When Xue Chongxun entered the hall, they all stood up to greet him, saying that they could not help.

After hearing this, Princess Taiping just snorted coldly, waved her hand to the screen and left the opera singer, then looked at her eldest son again and said with displeasure: "Take your younger brother out, but you are still wandering around for so long. Your brother is childish and flirting. Is there nothing else at home that can make you worry about it?"

"Mother, you're wrong about me! I'm so late tonight, it's not that I'm too playful to delay, but that my brother insists on stopping on the road and saying boring words to someone..."

Xue Chongjian was young and far more loved by his mother than his brother. After he came to the hall to say hello, he sat on his side of his mother's seat, grabbed the fruit on the table and started chewing it. When he heard his mother's reprimanding voice, he looked dissatisfied. He told the story of the road, ignoring the look of his brother glaring at him.

Seeing that the boy came home to see his mother, he turned around and forgot his advice. Although Xue Chongxun was angry, it was useless. He knew that he would be scolded this night.

Sure enough, Princess Taiping's face suddenly darkened after listening to the young master's story, and she said coldly: "This man is so kind to ask for good favors. My own son is not bothering me. He is full of tricks, but he comes out immediately. Why? Is there no rice to cook at home and rely on the juniors to go out and run around to make a living? Have you promised him?"

Seeing that his mother told the family affairs without any scruples, Xue Chongxun felt helpless and embarrassed. He turned his eyes to the guests in the hall and said, "It's getting late. If you want to stay overnight, you will prepare the guest house. If there is still something to urge you, I will send it to the carriage and horses. My mother and son have something to say, please forgive me for not being able to accompany you for a long time."

The situation of Princess Taiping today is very different from that in the eastern capital Luoyang in his early years. Although there are also a lot of guests, it is very different from previous years. Especially in terms of origin and status, there is a world of difference.

In previous years, when I was in Dongdu, even though the whole court was full of Zhu Zi, a considerable number of them maintained close interactions with Princess Taiping. However, now, fewer and fewer people came to the door, not only because Princess Taiping lost power and had a weak relationship, but also because the political situation in the capital today is very different from that in previous years.

Now the world is in order. Anyone with ambition and ambition is diligent in seeking merits and can be appreciated by the saints and given official positions will not be a person who is only keen on engaging in human relationships but does not help with world politics. Even Xue Chongxun, the son of the legitimate son, always has no time to return to his residence to greet his mother when he is busy, let alone other people.

So now I am still standing in front of Princess Taiping, making fun of it day and night, and I can tell what kind of thing it will be.

Although Xue Chongxun has not returned home frequently in recent years, he has seen these people without any strange faces when he glances at him. There are both noble children who have lost their families, officials who have made mistakes and demoted them, and there are also wealthy businessmen and rich people in the market.

After all, although Princess Taiping is difficult to make plans in her position, she is still unattainable for these people because of her status as the eldest princess. Now that they are willing to make a living and take it as a guest, they naturally flock to them. Even if they cannot get any practical benefits, if they have been familiar with each other for a long time, it will also be a hike to their own identity.

Xue Chongxun naturally didn't like these people. He was willing to say a few words before, which was to take into account the face of his mother, but what he wanted to say next was not worthy of being told by outsiders, so he simply spoke directly to the guests.

Hearing Xue Chongxun say this, everyone in the hall quickly stood up embarrassedly, while Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows and slapped the table and said angrily: "Where did you get such crazyness if you haven't returned home for a long time? When will I start a banquet and when will I stop the banquet? I want you to ask? I want your master to be arrogant and go back to your own residence, but there is no place for you to show my power in my hall!"

"How dare my son? But my mother also said it was too late to return home, and she was worried that my mother would have lost her work and rest. She was also very upset recently and wanted to talk to her mother for advice and relieve her worries, so she dared to say such disgust."

Seeing that his mother's expression changed, Xue Chongxun hurriedly knocked in front of the table and said respectfully.

"There are often difficulties in personnel, and since the young prison has troubles, we naturally dare not attend as a villain again. The eldest princess is a carnival and is not in a hurry to meet and entertain. I will say goodbye today and visit His Highness again in the next day."

These guests were not completely blind. They could not stand this scene, so they bowed their hands to say goodbye.

The reason why Princess Taiping was so angry was not because she valued these guests more. She was mainly because she felt offended by her son. When she saw her son kneeling down to sue for guilt, her mood was slightly calmer. She didn't care much about everyone's farewell, but just waved her hand to ask the slaves to send them all out of the mansion.

After everyone left, Princess Taiping's eyes turned back to her son and said in a low voice: "I'll tell you again, you must remember! No matter what the bad guy asks you, you will not agree! Now I still keep him in the residence and give him food and clothing is a great favor. He is cowardly and incompetent, and he cannot do anything. He has no help inside and outside. Now he still wants to be greedy for my son, which is simply a fantasy!"

Princess Taiping's resentment towards Wu Youji has been around for a long time, especially in recent years, her situation has not been as good as in previous years, so this resentment will inevitably double. If it weren't for the anger of her mother earlier, she would not dare to do anything arbitrary, and she even wanted to declare her separation directly and drive her out of the house.

Although they are still living together in the same residence, they are already strangers and their relationship has long been in name only. In addition, because Princess Taiping took her anger, the relationship between them is even worse than that of strangers.

So she not only did not want to help Wu Youji, but she was even more reluctant to allow her son to do this favor. The unsatisfactory life experience and the comfort of kind words and angrily can be far less enlightened than seeing a person who is more unlucky than herself. Now she is a purer torture for Wu Youji.

Xue Chongxun could not fully understand his mother's complex mood, but he did not want to continue to get entangled. Although he could not have much deeper feelings for Wu Youji, his stepfather, as he got older and experienced, he became more and more disgusted with his mother's interference and control over all aspects of his work.

After pondering for a moment, he continued: "This is just a small matter and it is not worth the mother and son to argue over it. Instead of caring about this kind of idleness, my mother might as well think about what happened today and how to remedy it."

"What happened to Danei? Isn't it just those guys who came to the palace to attend a banquet? Why? Is there something else going on?"

Princess Taiping was not very sad after hearing this, and sneered casually: "It's just that the saints are so narrow-minded that the Empress Dowager was a villain and scolded and warned him. But those boys were deeply resentful and had a few years of mourning and were hard to stop, so they might not obey their grandmother's discipline. Could it be that the scene became a little ugly because of this?

The reason why she didn't go to the palace to attend a banquet today was to invite some boring people to have some fun at home. In addition to being disgusted with each other with the saints, she also realized that this so-called family banquet was mostly a banquet without a good banquet, and might part in the bad mood. She couldn't bear to see those boys being beaten to embarrassment, so she simply didn't go to join in the fun.

She didn't have much feelings for her sons of the fourth brother. But in general, people and affairs are always afraid of comparison. Compared with previous years, she feels more and more that when she is in power, she should take care of those kids.

But now she and her mother are in a bad relationship with the saint. If she really wants to speak and help, it may backfire and she will also be implicated. Since she can't afford to offend, then she will hide.

"My mother, you are so smart. You haven't even been there. It sounds like you saw with your own eyes. I couldn't understand why the Empress Dowager hates a few cousins ​​so much. It turns out that it was because of what Mother said!"

Hearing his mother say this, Xue Chongjian put down the fruits and melons in his hand, widened his eyes and sighed with surprise.

"That's natural. Your mother is just unwilling to be careful with people and love. Generally speaking, she is willing to use her three-point tricks. What can be calculated by taking advantage of my problem? But some boys think they are clever and unwilling to listen to your mother's teachings more!"

When Princess Taiping heard the youngest sigh, she smiled and touched Xue Chongjian's little head and said proudly. At the same time, she glanced at the eldest son and couldn't help but knock it again.

When Xue Chongxun heard the mother and son flattering, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and sighed: "If you say this, then in the first year of Kaiyuan, why should you..."

"Stop it! When you return home today, do you have to anger your mother before you are satisfied?"

When Princess Taiping heard this old story, she felt ashamed and angry. It was precisely because this incident was in the hands of the saint that not only did her long-term plan to develop the industry be hit, but her original savings were greatly deficient, so she had to entertain some lowly merchants at home, obtain some turnover through their gifts and maintain the scene of life.

So this incident also made Princess Taiping feel both heartbroken and deeply ashamed. Now her son dares to pick up any pot, especially after she just praised herself, she naturally became even more angry.

"How dare I... Alas, let Erlang talk to you, Mother, what happened at the big banquet today."

Xue Chongxun felt aggrieved by his mother's reprimand, so he simply stopped talking.

When Princess Taiping heard this, she suddenly burst into tears. She didn't care about getting angry with her son again. She just looked at the young boy and said nervously: "Erlang, tell my mother, is it a woman named Yin Niang today's noise? "

"Ah, can you even guess this? Ah, you're so..."

After hearing this, Xue Chongjian's eyes suddenly widened, and his eyes looked at his mother as if he was observing a god.

"Speak quickly!"

Princess Taiping lost her mood of showing off her wisdom, raised her hand and slapped the boy in the back of the head, and urged him in a hurry tone.

"Yes, yes, you guessed it well..."

Xue Chongjian was naturally aggrieved when he was slapped for no reason, but when he saw his mother's eyes were fierce, he really didn't dare to complain, and hurriedly told the story of what he saw at today's banquet.

"This, this...how could this happen? This stupid guy, this stupid guy, knowing that the family dinner today, how dare she welcome him? And that boy, he, how could he make such an indecent request!"

After hearing this, Princess Taiping was suddenly panicked and sat up from the table. She stopped asking the youngest son, but stared at the eldest son and asked quickly: "Before you left the palace, the Empress Dowager, did the saint say anything to you, and what did they do?"

"The Empress Dowager was so angry that she lost her composure and left the table. The saint also walked with her and sent her back to the bedroom. After that, we left the Great Inner..."

"Stupid! You are also a stupid guy. Others don't know that you don't know that your mother is in this mud? Why did you leave so obediently? No matter what, you have to come forward and ask a few questions..."

Princess Taiping scolded and scolded again after hearing this, but now she no longer cared about pursuing her. She just frowned and said, "This kind of thing happened. My mother must be very resentful in her heart... She wants to enter the palace as soon as possible. No, she will fall into the trap. She is furious and will definitely not let me go... Prepare for the car, I want..."

"Although things are unbearable, they won't work after all. Why do you have to..."

Seeing that his mother was so nervous, Xue Chongxun was puzzled for a moment and stepped forward to comfort her.

"Don't talk! You know what the matter is... Go and prepare the car. Maybe the Zhongzeng is on the way! I want to go to Longqingfang, which is not safe. I'd better go farther and go to Hedong! Yes, I want to return home! You stay at home. If Zhongzeng arrives later, don't say much. If you delay for a while, you can't hold it back, then you will be sure to tell Zhongzeng that I have left the city and go back to Puzhou to repair the tomb for your deceased father... Yes, just say that, I will go back to Hedong and work hard on the affairs of the deceased, and will not return to Chang'an in a short time!"

For a moment, several thoughts flashed through Princess Taiping's mind, and soon came up with a pretty good excuse, but she didn't care about being proud of her at this moment. She knew that if she left late, she might not be able to go anywhere. And because of this matter, her mother would never speak up for her. She would probably be detained in the residence and could no longer ask about foreign affairs.

Although even if she escapes to Hedong, she cannot escape the saint's poisonous palm, it is more likely that she is detained on the spot. The saint and the Empress Dowager must also want to deal with this matter in a low-key manner. As long as she leaves the capital, she will not be arrested and detained with great fanfare. Stay in the place to avoid the limelight. When things fade, there is still a chance to beg for a return to Beijing. But if you are directly accused of being in Beijing, you may not be able to get out of the four courtyard walls for the rest of your life!

Although this is a bit serious, Princess Taiping has learned from her mistakes. Since she sees the crisis, she will never have any illusions about whether the boy's methods are kind or not.
Chapter completed!