The next day, July 15th, was the morning of the Hungry Ghost Festival.
All the ministers knew that the emperor was in a bad mood, and they knew it, and it happened to be the Hungry Ghost Festival.
Although Yirou's body was still lying in the ice cellar of Dali Temple, no one dared to ask where it would be buried. The ministers went about their routine and the court ended early.
The Marquis and Old General Zhao were still in the royal study, chatting with the emperor for a while, and then persuaded him to have breakfast together before returning from the palace.
After returning home, he saw Xia Chu and Raven waiting in the Hengwu courtyard.
The Marquis originally smiled when he saw Xia Chu, but in a blink of an eye he saw the two bags carried behind Raven, and his expression darkened again.
"What, are you planning to go back to Hanyang with your grandpa?" Mr. Hou said with a cold face, and directly passed Xia Chu and sat down.
"No way, I sent Qian'an there. I felt very relieved to have him with my grandpa." Xia Chu walked over to the Marquis and sat down next to him with a smile.
The Marquis glanced at the backpack behind Raven and raised an eyebrow: "What are you doing?"
"Dad..." Xia Chu took Master Hou's arm and leaned his head against it. He said, "I plan to move to Prince Mo's Mansion until the end of the month."
The Marquis knew that whenever he put on such a flattering look, he would be up to no good, but he didn't expect that he would actually move to Prince Mo's Mansion, so he immediately pushed him and angrily shouted: "What kind of behavior do you have?"
Xia Chu pretended to cover his head after being pushed by him. The Marquis glanced at him and snorted: "What are you pretending to be? How much more force can I use?"
Xia Chu smiled and reached out to grab the sleeve of the Marquis and said, "Dad, as a young Marquis, I went to live in Prince Mo's Mansion for half a month. How could I have lost my decency?"
"You!" Mr. Hou was angry, turned his face away from him, and grunted twice: "Don't you have any idea in your heart?"
Xia Chu lay on the table, tilted her head and looked at him, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Yes, you have to get there sooner or later anyway."
The Marquis was ridiculed by his words and was really speechless.
Seeing that he was silent, Xia Chu poked his arm with her index finger.
The Marquis held his forehead against the pain and pinched the center of his eyebrows, not even bothering to look at him.
Xia Chu rolled his eyes and moved closer: "Mu Bai will return to Chongqing at the beginning of next month. He won't be back until the end of the year at the earliest."
The Marquis rolled his eyes at him, grabbed his ear, and whispered in his ear with a low voice: "So you can't wait to move over and be with him day and night?"
"Ouch, dad..." Xia Chu grinned and patted the Hou Ye's hand. When he let go, he flattened his lips and said aggrievedly: "How can that be impossible? In fact, there is a person who I placed in Prince Mo's Mansion. This thing, I’m just moving it to Prince Mo’s Mansion just to keep an eye on it.”
After Xia Chu finished speaking, he glanced at Cong Ting behind the Marquis and gave him a wink: "Father, if you don't believe it, ask Cong Ting if there is such a person..."
The Marquis turned his head and glanced at Cong Ting. Cong Ting touched the tip of his nose and replied: "There is such a person named Wuma Huacai. Before the young master came back, he was taken in by Mr. Bingwen. The young master sent him away after he returned to the capital. Prince Mo’s Mansion has been here for some time.”
Xia Chu raised his chin proudly: "Look, I'm here for business."
"You really tried all your excuses just to be able to move there." Mr. Marquis grunted, "You can't control your son, and he can't control you as a father. You can live wherever you like."
Xia Chu kissed the Marquis on the forehead: "Thank you, Dad, it's only half a month anyway. Meng'an is still living in the Marquis' mansion, and Xu Wenlan must be here every day, so you won't be alone anyway." "
The Marquis pretended to be disgusted and wiped the saliva from his forehead: "Yes, I will not be left alone, I will only appear redundant."
Xia Chu had already taken Raven and bowed to the Marquis before leaving: "That can't be done. There is Qianle in Su Yuan, so I'll leave first. Today is the Ghost Festival, and I have to go to Bingwen."
The Marquis heard him mention Bingwen. This child was really distressing, so he immediately asked: "I heard that he is repairing the ancestral hall, has he finished it?"
Xia Chu said 'hmm': "It should be almost done. Why don't you go over and have a look? I'll also pay my respects."
"Go." The Marquis waved to him in agreement, and when he walked to the door, he warned again: "Don't forget, I have to pay homage to your mother tonight."
Xia Chu turned her back to him and waved: "I know..."
He didn't know until he got up in the morning that today was the Ghost Festival. He originally planned to accompany the Marquis to worship his mother tonight and move there tomorrow. But then he thought that if he accompanied the Marquis to worship his mother, he would probably be even more sad. .
On the contrary, if he was not here, Lanlan and Xu Wenlan would probably be able to make him happy. In addition, he had already said what he said yesterday, so he simply packed his bags and was too lazy to change it.
Xia Chu took Raven out of the Hou Mansion. He didn't bring much with him and went directly to Bingwen's ancestral hall.
Unexpectedly, when he went there, Zhao Xingwen, Su Qian'an, Xie Jiming, Kong Changhui, Shi Zhongfei and Xian Li were all standing outside the hospital.
Kong Changhui and Shi Zhongfei live together with Bingwen, so it is not unusual for them to appear here. But now that Xie Jiming is the Minister of Etiquette, it is naturally difficult for him to continue living in Mingxiangyuan. He has moved to his own mansion, so he came here specially today. Come here, Xianli, needless to say.
Xia Chu smiled and nodded to them, and finally his eyes fell on Bingwen: "I thought you were lonely, and I was the only one who would come to see you."
Bingwen smiled, but before he could speak, Su Qian'an took a step forward: "Bingwen and I are the first to get acquainted. We have been together for such a long time. Now I have to go to Hanyang again. Today I specially met Mr. Zhao. The general took a leave of absence, and when General Xiao Zhao heard about it, he insisted on coming with him."
Xia Chu looked at his serious explanation and laughed: "I don't mean to blame you. I was negligent. I should have taken you with me."
Zhao Xingwen was dissatisfied and walked up to Xia Chu: "Then you should take me with you. When I first arrived in the capital, if Bingwen hadn't invited me to stay in Mingxiang Garden, I wouldn't have met Wen Shu. , how could you not come today?"
Xia Chu smiled and said "Yes", his eyes glanced at Xian Li, pointed at Xie Jiming, Kong Changhui and Shi Zhongfei and said: "They are grateful to Bingwen for taking care of them. Miss Xianli, what are you..."
Everyone suddenly laughed knowingly, and Xianli's face turned red. When Bingwen saw this, he was about to speak for her. Zhao Xingwen pulled him behind him, pretending to speak for him and said: "What's going on with you, a What's the matter with this smile? Miss Xianli came to worship at her ancestral hall today?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then the laughter became louder and louder...
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