"My elder brother and I will go to release animals tomorrow, so we won't have time." Li Tong refused.

Ning Yuan was about to ask again, when the curtain was lifted up, Lu Mei and Wenzhu came in with a warm pot and carrying a box. Qingju moved the small table over. Ning Yuan hurriedly moved the chair and looked around. There were not many dishes: rouge goose jerky, spicy rabbit diced meat, spicy and spicy vegetable heart, cold-spicy meat jelly, and a chicken soup warm pot with sour bamboo shoots, cabbage heart, vermicelli, etc., as well as a small pot of rice.

Ning Yuan didn't care about speaking anymore, took the rice, and the wind blew the clouds. After a while, he ate two bowls of rice. He swept away a few cold dishes, ate most of the hot pot and let out a long sigh, "Comfortable! I finally have a full meal in the past month."

Li Tong looked at him speechlessly. He stopped mentioning Dingbei Marquis' Mansion, and hundreds of people served him as his master. Didn't he have enough food? Even in the palace, I'm afraid he wouldn't feel wronged?

"Huh!" Ning Yuan had his fill, picked up a cup of tea, and suddenly became surprised, "You said you hadn't seen each other for half a year. Xiao Wu has grown taller. When did you meet Xiao Wu?"

Li Tong almost choked, his reaction was too slow!

"I'm not like this outside." It seemed as if I could see what Li Tong was thinking, Ning Yuan quickly explained, "I didn't think much about talking to you. You also know that I've been exhausted over the past month. When did you meet Xiaowu? What about my sister?"

"Just today, I went to Baolubao to see the eldest princess, and happened to meet Empress Ning and her fifth brother to see the eldest princess." Li Tong wanted to sigh.

"They... are you okay?" Ning Yuan asked nervously.

"What's the matter?" Li Tong looked up and down at Ning Yuan.

"The eldest princess... that temper cannot be considered good. My sister has a tough temper. When will the eldest princess go back to Baolin Temple?" It seems that Ning Yuan is looking forward to Princess Fu'an and her other village quickly going back to her.

"I don't plan to go back for the time being." Li Tong glanced at Ning Yuan's expectation, "I see that Empress Ning is soft and weak, not like a bad temper. Besides, since entering the capital, I'm afraid I can't bear it even if I have a bad temper."

"She has a good temper, that's..." Halfway through the words, Ning Yuan pursed his lips and stopped talking. The elder brother said that when she left home and went south, she entered the palace with the heart of sacrificing for the Ning family. Five or six years ago, he learned that his elder sister had to marry, and after hearing this, he often woke up by nightmares in the middle of the night. He was afraid that his elder sister would not be able to survive and did not want to live.

"Later, it was probably because of the fifth brother, who was strong for his mother." Ning Yuan continued the words just now, "Does my sister make it difficult for you?"

"What's your sister doing for me?"

"Yes, she doesn't have to make things difficult for you. What did you hear my sister say to the eldest princess?" Ning Yuan asked wherever he thought of it.

"I kept talking to the fifth brother, but I didn't hear what Empress Ning said." She really didn't hear what Empress Ning said. Later she knew that it was the princess' retelling, not counting as she heard it.

"Since I sent my sister to the palace that day, I hardly talked to her, and it was not a chance. I just hung a thick curtain across it. Several times, my sister and I were only about ten steps away from each other. I looked at her and she saw me, but I saw that she didn't mean to talk to me, so I didn't dare to move forward."

Ning Yuan was a little complaining inside and out of the conversation.

"I don't know what my sister is thinking. You know me. When I first entered Beijing, almost everyone, including the emperor, thought I was for my sister and Xiaowu. Of course, it was for my sister and Xiaowu. The emperor asked me if I would go see my sister, how could I dare to go? Now I have finally picked up my sister and Xiaowu out, so I dare not act rashly. What if I lose my best and lose my life? Alas!"

Li Tong sipped tea and listened to his chatter.

"But what's going on with my sister? I don't have any letters at all, so I'm so worried! You said my sister can't wink at me and give me a few words? It's not that there's no chance! When will you go to see the eldest princess next time?"

"I don't know." Li Tong was stunned by Ning Yuan's sharp turn.

"I don't know if you can meet my sister again next time. If you see my sister again next time, can you ask me how my sister is?"

"No!" Li Tong refused.

"I knew you must say no, so I just said casually, don't take it to your heart." Ning Yuan looked a little discouraged, "You said, do I want to find a chance to meet my sister tomorrow? I am really worried that a sudden order will be issued tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will be sent back to Ligong."

Li Tong slanted him and said nothing. Why did he talk to her about these things? How great is the feeling of Dingbei Hou sent him to the capital to preside over such a big event? Well, maybe it was because of his temper that he was allowed to enter Beijing. It was hard to tell whether he was stupid or really stupid. This was also a state of mind.

"You go to the eldest princess next time and tell me if it's okay? I'll go over and take a look, I'm really worried." Ning Yuan asked again, and Li Tong refused firmly: "No."

"I just know! Okay, I'll find a way myself." Ning Yuan was disappointed.

"It's getting late, you should leave. Also, this is the capital. If you don't have to come, don't always come to me." Li Tong glanced at the hourglass in the corner of the room and stood up.

"It's still early... You said it's not too early, so you must come today. I know, you should take a break early. Oh, I really don't know how I got through this month." Ning Yuan held the armrest of the chair with both hands, but his head was not supported. He grinned and hissed, screamed in pain. He stomped his feet and then supported him, and finally stood up.

"Where are you going to release animals tomorrow? Daxiangguo Temple?" Ning Yuan stood up and stretched his arms and asked.

"Welcome to Xiangchi Pool." Li Tong answered.

Shui Lian handed Ning Yuan the dried cloak, and Ning Yuan shook it open and put it on, and praised him repeatedly, "You girls are good, you can reward me with five taels of silver."

Li Tong pretended not to hear it, Shui Lian raised the curtain, Li Tong watched him go out of the door and walked back through the ear room.

Ning Yuan came out, walked slowly to the corner gate, looked at the fine raindrops under the light of the lanterns, tightened his cloak, took a deep breath, and plunged into the raindrops.

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The next morning, the weather was clear and the sun was shining brightly. After lunch, Li Tong got on the car, Li Xin rode his horse in front and went to Yingxiang Pool together.

In the past, Li Tong and Mrs. Zhang went to Yingxiangchi to release animals at least one hour later than this year, but this year, due to the death of Concubine Zhou, there was no lantern festival, and the release ceremony of Yingxiangchi was much earlier than in previous years.
Chapter completed!