Lanke Chess Edge

"Third son..."

Ji Yuan looked at the backs of Yin Zhaoxian, Yin Qing and others leaving in a hurry, and muttered to himself, thinking back, the first time he heard this name was outside Gyeonggi Prefecture, on the other side of the Tongtian River, on Zhuangyuandu.

"The emperor does have some feelings!"

...

At the gate in front of the Yin Mansion, Yin Zhaoxian took his wife and son, along with several servants, to the gate of the mansion. After arranging their clothes, a group of people went outside. He didn't move, and the people in the car didn't get out of the car, so it was Yin Zhao who was waiting to come over first.

Yin Zhaoxian took his family, quickly walked out of the mansion, walked down the steps, and then walked to the front of the car, and everyone bowed and saluted together.

"Minister Yin Zhaoxian, bring your family members from all over the house to pay your respects to His Majesty!"

"Meet Your Majesty!"

Everyone behind him repeated in unison.

At this time, the curtain on the carriage was lifted, and the guards set up the step stool at the same time, and a eunuch got off from the carriage first, and then helped the person who came out to get off the carriage. It was Yang Hao, the Hongwu Emperor of Dazhen.

"Everyone, get up without courtesy!"

Emperor Hongwu approached Yin Zhaoxian a few steps, and personally helped Yin Zhaoxian get up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Hehehe, Yin Aiqing, I didn't make it public when I left the palace today. I came to your house for a private visit, and I brought my family with me. Come down too!"

Emperor Hongwu said the first half of the sentence to Yin Zhaoxian, and the second half to another carriage behind, and then the curtain on that carriage was also lifted from the inside, and two women came out one after another, one a little older. Long but graceful and luxurious, a woman with a beautiful appearance.

"I've seen Empress Defei, I've seen Princess Changping!"

Yin Zhaoxian and the family members behind him saluted respectfully again.

"You don't need to be too polite, we came to your house today, didn't we bother you?"

Concubine De took the princess to the emperor's side, and asked Yin Zhaoxian and Yin's mother with a smile, especially since the latter had a royal order and would occasionally enter the palace to chat.

"Where is there, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, and Your Royal Highness, it is getting dark, and it is freezing outside, so let's go into the mansion together and warm up. Yin has already ordered the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous meal." Dinner."

No matter what the emperor came to do, it was impossible to stand outside and talk about things. Yin Zhaoxian invited the emperor to enter the mansion, and he had already ordered the servants and the kitchen in the mansion to make preparations before he came.

"Okay, today I will taste the dishes served in Yin Xiangfu alone!"

"It just so happens that there is a special sauce from my hometown in Ning'an County, so that His Majesty can have a taste. Please, Your Majesty!"

Yin Zhaoxian stretched out his hand to invite them, and a group of talents slowly entered the mansion. Yin Qing didn't say much the whole time, but just accompanied his father, watching Yin Zhong by the way, but he found that Empress Defei and Princess Changping would look at him from time to time .

This made Yin Qing frown, but after thinking about it for a while, he thought of an absurd possibility.

Several heaters have been set up in the living room of the Yin Mansion at this moment, and some servants have prepared tea and pastries. A group of people came here through the door and corridor, and felt a burst of heat coming from the door as soon as they entered.

The large living room is full of paintings and calligraphy, most of the words were written by Yin Zhaoxian, and most of the paintings were painted by Yin Qing. The Yin family father and son are well-known in this respect both inside and outside the court.

After the few people were seated, Emperor Hongwu basically lingered on the calligraphy and paintings in the room, and after looking at them for a long time, he sincerely admired them.

"It is said that Yin Aiqing is a clean official, but in fact, you are not short of money at all. There are treasures everywhere in your home. As for the calligraphy and paintings in the living room, I don't know how many rich and powerful people have a lot of money to buy them but have nowhere to go!"

Yin Zhao drank tea and smiled.

"Your Majesty is absurd. Others are just flattering me because I, Yin Zhaoxian, occupy a high position!"

"Yin Xiang is too modest. As a woman, I have heard of it countless times in the harem. I know that Yin Xiang is a great calligrapher in the world, and my son Yin Qing's wonderful brushwork and Danqing are also well-known. Every word and painting are hard to come by. You guys A father and son are all talented!"

Concubine De was very good at talking, and she was very clear about Yin Zhaoxian's position in the emperor's heart. Emperor Hongwu had told her many times about Yin Zhaoxian between the bedside pillows, most of which were praises and even words of admiration.

Yin Zhaoxian will become the crown prince and grand tutor in the future. From another perspective, if Yin Zhaoxian really thinks that a prince has no talent or virtue and can't bear the great responsibility, then no matter how much he likes that prince, he will not be the choice for the crown prince.

In addition, the people in the city and even the civil and military officials have long heard a rumor that Yin Zhaoxian is a virtuous and virtuous Confucian in the world, possessing righteousness, clearing the world and eradicating evil spirits, just like the result of the blood silk case back then.

To this day, in Lishun Mansion, Yunbo Mansion and even the whole Wanzhou, people have been praying for Yin Zhaoxian every year, and there are Yin Gong Temples in many places, which is quite magical.

"That's right, Prime Minister Yin, everyone in the court and the public does not know your talents, and the same is true of Yin Shilang's wonderful brushstrokes."

Princess Changping agreed and looked at Yin Qing. The latter who was sitting on the edge just bowed his hands slightly to express his thanks without saying anything.

"By the way, Yin Aiqing, Yin Shilang has passed his thirties, but he has not yet married a wife, but he has a marriage contract with his fingertips?"

Yin Zhao first looked at Yin Qing who was drinking tea with his head bowed, and replied.

"There is no engagement."

"Oh, then Minister Yin has a sweetheart?"

Emperor Hongwu asked Yin Qing this question, and the latter had no choice but to answer respectfully.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Yin Qing doesn't have any sweethearts. It's just that he is busy with government affairs and has to take time to study and study, so he doesn't care about romantic affairs."

Emperor Hongwu nodded.

"As expected of being the son of Prime Minister Yin, he is also a pillar of the country, but when he reaches his age, he still has to marry a wife. The incense of the Yin family must continue, right? What does Prime Minister Yin say?"

Yin Zhaoxian smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty is right, Qing'er, it's time for you to get married."

Yin Qing has never married a wife. On the one hand, it is because he is too busy and has too many things to take care of. On the other hand, he has some scruples, so Yin Qing has never considered marrying a wife.

One is that because the Yin family's current position in the government and the public is very prominent but also a little embarrassing, the background is actually insufficient, so they can't make a wrong step.

The second is that the Yin family itself is also very special, and may be exposed to some mysterious things, and the choice of a daughter-in-law also needs to be extremely cautious.

Others may not think so much, but Yin Qing thinks very deeply. He knows that it is impossible for him to marry an ordinary woman now, and marrying a lady from a famous family is tantamount to implicating the other family. The matter of the last emperor made him have to Think twice.

But today's situation cannot be avoided, so Yin Qing could only smile but didn't answer anything.

Concubine De was whispering to Yin's mother at this moment, and then she winked at Yin's mother, who understood.

"Oh, by the way, Qing'er, this is the first time Her Royal Highness Princess Changping has come to my Yin Mansion. Why don't you show her around this mansion?"

Yin Zhong muttered next to Yin Qing.

"What is there to do in the cold weather?"

Yin Qing had no choice but to look at Princess Changping.

"His Royal Highness, would you like to take a stroll?"

The latter nodded gracefully with a smile.

"I have Lao Yin's servant, and I am also curious inside and outside Yin's mansion."

When it came to this point, Yin Qing couldn't shirk it, and when Princess Changping put on the fluffy cloak, she took her out.

Yin Zhong looked at his elder brother and then at the situation in the house, walked to Yin's mother and whispered.

"Mother, can I go with my brother?"

"What are you going to do, don't go!"

Hearing Yin's mother's words, Yin Zhong frowned, his elder brother left, and the emperor and concubine are still here, so the atmosphere is depressing and not fun.

"Then, I'll go find Mr. Ji..."

Whispering softly, Yin Zhong walked up to Yin Zhaoxian in small steps, and respectfully saluted the emperor, concubine and his father in turn.

"Your Majesty, Empress, Daddy, Hu'er thinks it's hot here, so he wants to go out for a walk."

"Hehehe, Hu'er's health is really good, none of the lonely princes can compare to Hu'er."

Emperor Hongwu also liked this child who was accompanied by the princes. Yin Zhaoxian gave a praise, and turned to Yin Chong.

"What is there to go, don't go to make trouble for your brother?"

"That's not it! I'll go to Ji Xian..."

The child Yin Zhong spoke quickly, and only kept his voice down halfway through the speech. Yin Zhaoxian was not unusual, shaking his head and pushing his hands.

"go Go."

The emperor didn't know Ji Yuan, so it's okay to just treat him as an ordinary friend from his hometown, and Yin Zhaoxian didn't know that Ji Yuan knew Yan Chang, because Yan Chang never talked about it outside. When he met the late emperor and gave mooncakes, he just Called "a fairy".

After Yin Chong left excitedly, Emperor Hongwu and Yin Zhaoxian looked at each other and smiled, feeling like a monarch and his subjects.

"Is there a guest at Yin Aiqing's house?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there is indeed a guest here. He is a close friend of Yin's hometown in Ning'an County. He was a neighbor back then."

Best friend?

Emperor Hongwu became a little interested. Today's main thing was to come for his daughter, Princess Changping. Since she had already gone out with Yin Qing, she naturally wanted to talk about the rest.

"Yin Aiqing's best friend is also a scholar?"

Yin Zhao thought for a while.

"The book must be read, but it is not a scholar who studied hard in the ordinary sense and made a name for himself."

"Oh, to be friends with Yin Aiqing, you must be talented and knowledgeable?"

Yin Zhaoxian tasted something after listening to it, and just smiled and said to the emperor.

"Mr. Ji's talent and learning are of course good, but he has already said something beforehand, and he has no intention of becoming an official. Instead, he prefers to travel around the world, drink tea, listen to books, and then play chess."

Emperor Hongwu was thoughtful, and then said to Yin Zhao first.

"He's a leisurely refined scholar. When we have a banquet later, invite him to have dinner with us."

Yin Zhaoxian was taken aback.

"Well, my friend is white after all, and, besides, he doesn't know the etiquette of the powerful, so he is afraid of offending the Holy One, or..."

"Hey, Yin Aiqing, alone in your heart, you can't be so small-hearted, right?"

Emperor Hongwu also laughed, the heavens created good conditions for him, he also wanted to be a wise king through the ages, and of course he wouldn't mind such small details.