Morbid pet

Chapter 314 Return of the Hunt
The next day.

Li Mu looked at his sister worriedly and couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with you? The guests invited to the dinner tonight are all the ministers and their descendants from various ministries of the imperial court. If you don't want to deal with it, then go with your eldest brother first to save yourself the trouble. Suffering.”

Li Yu shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'm just a little bored. I'm used to staying outside."

Li Mu was worried, "Why don't you find a place to sit down first? I don't think you are bored at all."

"It's really not necessary, brother, trust me."

Seeing that Li Yu persisted, Li Mu could only sigh. He took out a sugar pill and handed it to Li Yu: "Eat something to fill your stomach first, so as not to starve yourself. I see you have lost weight recently." Master, you are not allowed to be picky about food."

Li Yu took the sugar pill and stuffed it into his mouth. The sweetness immediately made up for the slight bitter taste in his mouth. Li Yu squinted and smiled, "Thank you, brother."

The carriage stopped, and Li Mu helped Li Yu get out of the carriage. Their motorcade had stopped under a big willow tree. Li Wanning looked up at the big willow tree, "Is this tree the ancestral grave of our family? "

"Well, our ancestors are buried here."

"Wow! What are the uncle's and his father's names?"

"My uncle's surname is Wang, and his name is Wang Siyuan. As for his father, we can't reveal too much about his name. After all, it involves royal secrets, so we can only say that his father's name is Wang Sizhe. Remember it!"

"I understand, brother, thank you, brother."

As soon as the two of them entered, a clear and melodious flute sound suddenly sounded, long and lasting.

Li Mu followed the sound and saw a high platform not far away. There were two figures leaning on each other on the high platform. Behind them were thousands of red candles, which bloomed with beautiful and enchanting light in the night sky, making the two people look like a dream. Fantasy, like a couple of gods and immortals.

Li Yu's footsteps suddenly stopped. She stared blankly at the two people on the high platform without blinking.

Li Mu noticed something strange about Li Wanning, followed her gaze, and was shocked.

Isn't that the emperor's uncle?Why is he here?

How dare he appear on such an occasion?He shouldn't be here, let alone here.

Li Mu was anxious and wanted to step forward to stop him, but he was stopped by someone. That person was his uncle-Li Wenxuan.

Li Mu frowned: "Uncle, what are you doing?"

Li Wenxuan said: "Have you forgotten who held the sacrifice today? Your uncle and your imperial uncle are both here."

Li Mu looked around calmly, and there were indeed a few pairs of gloomy eyes locked on him.

"Brother, where are you going?" Li Yu saw Li Mu turning to leave and immediately followed him.

Li Mu whispered to Li Yu: "Don't follow me."

Li Yu pursed her lips tightly and her eyes were red, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "No, I won't go."

Li Mu looked at his sister and sighed helplessly. He knew what she was worried about, but there was nothing he could do. He could only tell her, "Just follow your brother's orders. Be good."

Li Yu glared at him stubbornly, "No, the emperor's uncle is back, so my father must be back too. I want to find him."

"Father doesn't want you to disturb him, and he has something else to do tonight. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for you to go."

"But..." Li Yu hesitated, "What about the emperor's uncle?"

Li Mu said: "Father and mother have been married for ten years, and they are considered loving. Besides, the emperor's aunt treats you very well. If you stay here to continue the final ancestor worship ceremony, you should help your mother and concubine fulfill your filial piety." .”

"." Li Yu opened her mouth to defend, but she still swallowed the words.

She knew that her willfulness this time had offended her parents, and her mother-in-law might blame her.

"You go find the emperor brother, the second brother has something to do."

Li Mu patted her shoulder and said, "You are a sensible girl. Second brother believes in you. Go quickly."

Li Yu took a deep breath and ran towards Wan Ning.

Wan Ning was playing with the little fox in her arms, and the little fox kept licking her fingertips. Li Yu jumped up and hugged Wan Ning's waist, put his head on her chest, and sobbed gently.

Li Wanning touched Li Yu's hair in confusion, "Yu'er? Why are you crying?"

Li Yu lay on Li Wanning's shoulder and sobbed: "Brother, I'm scared." Those unbearable feelings were relieved at this moment. Li Yu knew that the previously taboo relationship with Li Wanning was Tianzhe and could not be overcome. There was a gap between him and her, so she chose to wipe out her feelings, just hoping to have the opportunity to stay by her eldest brother's side in this life, and she was also willing to remain unmarried for the rest of her life and stay with her eldest brother and his family.

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid that my father and mother will kick me out of Li's house. I don't want to marry into another family. I want to stay at home and be with you." Li Yu said with sobs. Her voice became lower and lower as she spoke. It's really sad.

Li Wanning touched Li Yu's hair gently, "Don't be afraid, as long as I am here, no one can bully you. No one can force you to do things you don't like."

Li Yu felt warm in her heart when she heard this.Although she knew that this was just a temporary promise, she could not stay in the Li family forever. When her father waited for a hundred years, all of this would be just a mirror image.

But who can say for sure about the future.

Let’s take it one step at a time.

"Yes." Li Yu nodded, and then said: "Brother, let's go back."

Li Wanning smiled and said, "Okay."

The two of them turned around and were about to go inside, when suddenly an arrow was shot from behind.Li Wanning ducked aside sharply, but Li Yu reacted a little slower and was almost shot in the arm. Li Wanning quickly pulled her and hid in the grass nearby.

The arrow did not miss and flew past the corners of their clothes.

"Be careful." Li Wanning pulled Li Yu and squatted in the grass.

At this time, a group of guards wearing black masks and holding weapons rushed towards the two dancing men and women. They held long swords and fought with each other.

Li Wanning took Li Yu and hid in the grass. Watching the two men fighting fiercely, her eyelids jumped and an inexplicable uneasiness surged in her heart.

They played a stick of incense before deciding the winner.

Wuxin was seriously injured and lay on the ground, his white robe dyed red with blood.Xie Zhao knelt down beside him, stretched out his hand to feel his breath, then stood up and took out a bottle of elixir for him to take.

At this time, a sharp wind blade struck, Xie Zhao's face changed slightly, and he quickly dodged with Wu Xin, but in the end he was not spared, and his left arm was cut with a long gash.

"Father, no!" Li Yu cried out. She crawled out from the grass, threw herself in front of Xie Zhao, grabbed his sleeves, tears streaming down her face, "Please save my uncle!"

Xie Zhao lowered his eyes and looked at Li Yu, his daughter whom he had not seen for a year. He looked at her with infinite fondness but his tone was calm, "My dear, father, I am not a doctor, but this elixir was developed by your mother. It has a certain effect and can be given to your uncle." "Isn't the emperor a doctor himself?" Li Yu asked with her eyes wide open. She knew she shouldn't question it like this, but she couldn't control herself.

"I'm a doctor." Wu Xin said reluctantly, "But doctors can't heal themselves, Yu'er, I'm fine."

"But if you don't get treatment, you will bleed to death." Li Yu stamped her feet anxiously.

Xie Zhao raised his right hand, twisted the pill between his index finger and thumb, stuffed it into Wu Xin's mouth, and said, "Okay, let's take a rest first, and we'll discuss the rest later."

After Wuxin swallowed the pill, his face suddenly turned pale and his whole body became much weaker.

Xie Zhao supported him and left slowly.

Li Yu stared blankly at the backs of the two people drifting away, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.

It is normal for the royal family to meet assassins outside. Although there has been much peace in the past two years, there are also many people with dirty minds who are trying every means to assassinate the royal family. Simply to protect themselves, they have backup means, like Xie Zhao just now This is one of the life-saving elixirs that can be found anywhere.

Fortunately, it was unintentional and nothing serious.

Li Yu has been exposed to Changle's love and care for the people around him since he was a child, and he has grown up with everyone's love, so now he feels very uncomfortable when he sees his family members being injured.

Almost painful.

The eldest brother Li Wanning beside him had a gloomy face. He met an assassin when he was out and needed the Supreme Emperor to rescue him. It was very ugly no matter how you put it. His handsome face was full of gloom. Li Yu who was beside him held his hand. His big hands were soft and soft as he spoke: "Brother, meeting the assassin today was not a mistake caused by your negligence, so don't take it to heart, okay?"

She blinked her big, watery eyes, but did not receive a reply from her eldest brother. She looked at him worriedly and continued to shout, "Brother?"

Li Wanning felt that the last layer of his mask could be slowly removed. He held Li Yu's little hand in relief and said, "Well, I understand, brother, thank you Yu'er."

Li Yu said warmly: "Thank you for nothing, we are a family."

Li Wanning hummed, his pale face dim under the shadow of the branches.
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After this hunting activity in the name of sacrifice was over, everyone went back to their respective places. On the way back, Li Wanning held Li Yu's hand and walked casually.

"Yu'er, are you reluctant to let your uncle leave?"

Li Yu stopped and said after a long silence: "Well, I haven't seen him for a long time and miss him so much."

"Uncle Emperor will come back to see you soon, and he will be with Auntie then."

"Yeah." Li Yu replied in a low voice.

As night falls, the sky is filled with stars, the breeze blows in the willows, the branches sway, and occasionally a few cicadas chirp.

Li Wanning and Li Yu returned to the house.

"Yu'er, go to sleep, good night." Li Wanning rubbed Li Yu's hair and said.

Li Yu snuggled next to Li Wanning and closed her eyes, "Okay, good night, big brother."

Li Wanning covered her with a thin blanket and turned to leave.

As soon as Li Wanning stepped out of the threshold, he was stopped by Li Yu behind him.

"Yu'er, is there anything else?" Li Wanning turned to look at her.

"Brother, do you think I'm not strong enough to be by your side?" Li Yu said, biting her lip.

Li Wanning shook his head and said, "How could it be? Yu'er is so sensible, how could she not be worthy of standing beside my eldest brother? You are the best."

Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, "I don't expect too much. It's enough to be by my brother's side like I am now."

Li Wanning looked at her and smiled, but said nothing. She would not tell Li Yu that she had had this desire before, but that person did not belong to her and would not belong to her. "Brother, please go back to your room and rest quickly. You are not in good health. You should rest early and take good care of yourself so that you can continue to help brother." Li Yu persuaded.

"Yes, I know." Li Wanning touched Li Yu's head, then turned and returned to his palace.

After Li Wanning returned to the room, after washing, he lay on the bed and couldn't sleep.
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Three days later.

Tai Chi Temple.

Today is the Xiumu people in the imperial city. Officials of all sizes will not go to court today. Therefore, the palace where people usually come and go has stopped today. It can even be described as depressed.

But things were different in the usually cold hall.

Because Chang Le and Xie Zhao are back.

It has been almost two years since the two of them traveled together. They will probably stay in Chang'an City for a long time when they return this time. Everyone is very happy.

Li Mu and Li Yu were almost crying.

Their parents were finally willing to come back to see them.

It was rare for a boy as old as Li Mu to shed tears next to his mother. He whispered: "Father, mother, you are finally back. Mu'er is living a good life in Jiangnan. You don't have to worry. Come back and prepare to play this time. how long?"

Changle was wearing a red brocade horse-faced dress, with a high ponytail on her head, her eyes slightly raised, and a peony flower that was the most popular in Chang'an City between her eyebrows. She was exuding infinite tenderness just sitting there. Strength, she smiled and touched Li Mu's head, and said warmly: "Mu'er, how old are you now, why are you still crying? You should have married a little wife at your age, but your eldest brother hasn't married yet, so we don't worry about it yet. Regarding your affairs, you should settle your elder brother's affairs first, so that mother and father can feel at ease before going out to play."

It's also Changle. After more than ten years of wasted time, even her voice has not changed much. The only thing that can be called a change is that there is a little more gentleness in her voice and a little less arrogance.

Li Mu stopped crying because his biological sister was staring at him and smiling across from him. He said viciously, "Li Yu, why are you laughing? Could it be that I was the one who cried that day and said he missed his father and mother?"

Li Yu immediately straightened his face, walked over respectfully, stopped in front of his mother and said, "Mom, look, my brother is still complaining."

Xie Zhao still likes his daughter more, because her daughter is like Changle, but she is a little Changle who has grown up with infinite love, so she has a gentler temper and a better character, but the cruel blood passed down from Changle's ancestors has always existed. , kind, but not cowardly, this is what he likes most about his daughter.

Xie Zhao picked up his daughter and said with a smile: "Let daddy take a good look at our little Yu'er. She is so tall. Daddy won't be able to hold her any higher!"

Li Yu was amused by Xie Zhao and laughed, "Dad, let me down, my eldest brother is still here!"

Li Wanning coughed covertly, then smiled slightly, "Uncle Emperor, you don't have to worry about me."

When Li Wanning succeeded to the throne, he simply changed Xie Zhao's title to the emperor's uncle now, otherwise the relationship between them would not be easily recorded in the annals of history.

Xie Zhao put his daughter down, and then the imperial dining room began to serve food. Although they were eating a family banquet today, they also ate in the palace, so everyone had a small table in front of them with exquisite small dishes. On the plate, there are exquisite meals one after another.

It was much more exquisite than what the emperor himself usually ate. Since today was the return of the Supreme Emperor, everyone admired Xie Zhao. Even the new eunuchs who entered the palace were cautious when walking and talking.

(End of this chapter)