I miss my family more during the holidays.

When Li Ling and the others thought of Li Yue'er who entered the palace, Li Yue'er who married into the palace was actually missing her relatives.

Although Sun Bi has been very nice to her over the past year, among the several concubines in the harem, she is the most favored. Therefore, her status in the harem is also very high. Not to mention the rich clothes and food, the eunuchs and palace maids are also cautious and respectful to her, but Yue'er still cannot adapt to the many etiquettes in the palace and the rules that she cannot leave the palace at will.

Thinking about the past when she was at home, she was completely free. Whenever she was bored at home, she would call her sister or sister-in-law and go out for a walk. Even her brother allowed them to take a small number of guards to travel outside the capital, and she was so happy.

But now? The food and clothing cost in the palace is indeed much better than when I was at home, but I lost my freedom. For more than a year, Li Yue'er had to stay in the harem, and she was tired of visiting the Imperial Garden. She also visited many other concubines' bedrooms, but she ended up just going from one cage to another.

Yes, in Li Yue'er's eyes, she was like in a cage, and she had no freedom at all. And she was not the one who could control her emotions, so naturally, when she was having a meal, she saw something in her heart, so she couldn't help asking.

Li Yue'er was quite fond of being straightforward and innocent, and she was not afraid of her heart at this time, and she immediately told her knot: "I... I'm a little annoyed in the palace, and I miss my brother, sister and sister-in-law very much..."

"That's it..." Sun Bi looked at the woman in front of her with a little surprise, full of two attractive charms, girls and women. He had never heard of this idea from other concubines. But after thinking about it, he understood that besides Yue'er, which concubine is so bold that she dared to tell her resentment? To the emperor, who is not careful and flattering?

Immediately, he thought of his mother again. At that time, he had also seen the trace of desire and helplessness in his mother's eyes. Because his mother came from the southwest, she was not used to the restrained life in the palace. But for himself, she was afraid that his father would blame him, she suppressed this thought. Perhaps this was also the reason why his mother died of depression in her early forties...

Thinking of this, Sun Bi looked at Yue'er again and had some plan.

At this moment, Fu Rong, a close eunuch who was serving the side, suddenly spoke carefully: "Your Majesty, since the Empress misses her family and Lord Li is in the capital, why not let her go home and visit her for a visit? This will not only fulfill the Empress's wishes, but also let Lord Li know His Majesty's grace, which will kill two birds with one stone."

After hearing this suggestion, Sun Bi nodded and praised her: "You are right. Yue'er, since you miss your family, then just go home one day."

"Your Majesty, are you really willing to let me go home?" Yue'er was immediately delighted when she heard this, and the sorrow between her eyebrows disappeared. Seeing this, Sun Bi became even more determined: "Of course. In fact, even the others in the palace have fakes to go out to meet their relatives, but most of them are outside the capital, so they can't make it. But you are different. Since Wen Zhong and the others are already in the capital, I will give you ten days off, so it's nothing to go back."

"Well..." Yue'er nodded vigorously, full of excitement. Then she remembered the etiquette in the palace, so she quickly stood up and wanted to kneel down and say thanks, but Sun Bi stopped her: "Why do you and my husband have so much politeness?" Looking at his wife who was more beautiful because of joy, Sun Bi thought about it and gave Fu Rong a wink. The latter understood and immediately took the others out, giving the space here completely to this concubine.

...

With the emperor's approval, Li Yue'er no longer delayed it. She left the palace two days later, accompanied by several palace maids, and took a bus to the most familiar home.

But now her identity is very different from before. She is accompanied by a well-equipped imperial guard. They will protect her all the way back home, and then wait a few days before picking her up back to the palace to ensure that she will not be hurt on the road.

Yue'er didn't have much objection to this. Although she was not used to being overwhelmed, she would be very satisfied as long as she could go home and see her sister and the others.

Because it was the first month of the lunar month and the weather was just right, the streets seemed crowded and lively after leaving the imperial city. Seeing this, Yue'er, who liked to join in the fun, naturally could not sit in the carriage peacefully, so she asked people to roll up the curtains and sweep around. The street scenes that used to be quite ordinary also made her watch with relish. If there weren't others around, she would have wanted to sing a few words and cheered for a while.

So under her instruction, the carriage did not move fast, and the guards on both sides did not intend to drive away the carriage and horses in front. This made her carriage pass by other carriages from time to time. At the moment when she was about to turn into the Dongcheng where the Li family was located, a carriage turned around in front, and both sides intersected.

Because she wanted to dodge, the carriages on both sides were bumpy. The curtains were together, and Yue'er saw a pair of bright eyes that were facing her in the carriage. This made her stunned and exclaimed: "Ah..."

...

Li Ling wanted to spend more time with his family during the New Year, but in the officialdom, he often couldn't really follow his wishes.

Just after the second year of the lunar month, various social engagements in the officialdom came one after another, including those who hoped to submit a post, those who were subordinates who came to visit him as their boss, and those who were of equal status, senior officials at the department or the priests came to meet and talk to him... There were even more than ten banquets, and they could not refuse them.

After all, there are too many relationships that need to be maintained in the officialdom. Even if he is as strong as Li Ling, he is trusted by the emperor and holds great power, many things need to be helped by these colleagues and subordinates. Therefore, he can only deal with these people asking for banquets one by one, which is almost comparable to his usual time in the yamen office.

Take the fourth day of the lunar month for example. The same is true. Several groups of guests came to the door early, making him tired of entertaining. After finally sending people away, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue sent another invitation to invite him to a banquet. In addition, the other two Ministers and the commander of the Jinwu Guard of Luoyang were also Qian Gang.

Although these people have lower identities than Li Ling, they still have to sell their face. Especially Commander Qian, although he was only a fourth-rank military officer, was in the public security of Luoyang, and Li Ling did not dare to commit crimes easily, so he agreed immediately.

So, when his wife asked if she wanted to go out together, Li Ling could only smile apologetically and tell the truth.

Yang Qingxiao had already had experience and preparation for his change of mind, so she was not angry about it. She could only say, "Then I will go with you next time."

"Well, there is still some time before the end of the New Year, you go." Li Ling could only arrange a carriage in the mansion to take his wife out. As for himself, after a short rest, he went out in the afternoon and went to some Yunguilou in the capital for a banquet.

Everyone was happy about this banquet. They drank until the sun was drooping and night fell, and everyone was dispersed with seventy-six-minute drunkenness. Perhaps they were really drunk. Qian Gang, a fourth-rank general, actually pestered Li Ling at this time, and kept saying that he was so ambitious that he wanted to go to the northern border like other generals to kill the enemy and make achievements. But they didn't think about it. Now that the Gui Rong has been broken, the frontier is peaceful, where can he get the credit for him?

Li Ling could only deal with it casually, and at the same time, she was waiting for the servants to drive the carriage over, so she could go home. I wonder if Qingxiao and the others had returned home...

Just when he was casually talking to Qian Gang, the carriage came over, but the person in front of him was sweating profusely. It was Li Xu, the butler in the mansion who should not have appeared here. As the housekeeper who was most trusted by Li Ling, he naturally could not be taken out to wait outside the restaurant.

This made Li Ling suddenly feel terrified. He told him intuition that something was wrong, so he quickly took two steps and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Master... I'm out, something big happened..." Li Xu was so steady. At this time, his face was pale because of fear and his body was a little trembling. While speaking, he handed over a note and a jade bracelet. "Miss, Miss, she was tied up. This is the token and letter sent by the kidnappers."

Li Ling was stunned at first, feeling incredible. How could his daughter Nian You be tied up for no reason? But after looking at the jade bracelet, his face changed suddenly because he recognized it. It was the gift he gave to Yue'er!

In fact, the value of this jade bracelet is not high, and the workmanship and materials are also very rough, only a few dozen taels of silver. It doesn't match the current Li family and Yue'er's identity at all. However, this is what Li Ling has not made a real fortune yet. After earning money by writing books by himself, he bought it for his sister. For their brother and sister, it is even more precious than the most precious treasure.

So when he saw the jade bracelet, Li Ling was convinced that Yue'er had really fallen into the hands of the kidnapper, and the bracelet was taken from her wrist. But how could this happen? Shouldn't she be in the palace? Why did it fall into the hands of the villain?

Affected by this incident, Li Ling was a little stunned for a moment and didn't even bother to take the note to see the contents. However, Qian Gang, because of the drunkenness, actually reached out and took the piece of paper from Li Xu, who was unprepared. He used the lights of the restaurant behind him to scan the contents on his head, and then he was stunned: "...Moon Concubine...Moon Concubine was kidnapped by the thief... How could this be possible..."
Chapter completed!