"Lord Sun still lives here?" Seeing the four-wheeled carriage stopping in the carriage alley, Yan Liqiang asked the person who brought him in a surprise.

"Yes, Lord Sun has been living in this old house since he returned to the Imperial Capital. Lord Sun told us to bring Lord Yan here. Lord Gong presided over the cabinet and was busy with all kinds of things. He came back a little late on weekdays. Please wait here!"

"OK!"

The carriage stopped at the door of Sun Bingchen's old house. Yan Liqiang got off the carriage and left. Looking at the familiar house, Yan Liqiang smiled bitterly and shook his head. Sun Bingchen was too fond of feathers. With his current status, it would be easy to change to a more gorgeous mansion in the Imperial Capital, but he still insisted on living in this small house. Is it nostalgia?

The house is still the same house, and Yan Liqiang can see from the perception that from the beginning of his carriage, several needle-like gazes fell on him, staring at him closely. The courtyard next to him, the teahouse nearby, and the people in the hat shop not far away should be the master guards hidden here, just to protect Sun Bingchen. Otherwise, a cabinet minister would live here casually and not have many guards around him. That would be a joke.

The door of the Sun family's house was still closed. Yan Liqiang stepped forward, picked up the bronze cold door knocker on the door, and knocked on the door a few times with a "bang bang bang..."

As soon as the door rang, the sound of tiny footsteps sounded inside, and then the closed door opened a crack, and an old man looked out from the inside, "Who?"

"It's me!" Yan Liqiang smiled and smiled with teeth. This old man was an old servant next to Sun Bingchen, whose surname was Li, and he was not unfamiliar with Yan Liqiang.

"Ah, it's Guard Yan..." A bright smile instantly popped out from the old man's face. The old man also recognized Yan Liqiang at once. The old man still retained the title Yan Liqiang was when he lived here. It seemed that he didn't know Yan Liqiang's new identity. "It's cold outside, come in quickly, come in quickly..." As he spoke, the old man opened the door wide and let Yan Liqiang enter the house.

"Haha, I've been missing for a few years. Uncle Li, you are still so strong..."

"Haha, old, old, you are getting more and more heroic..." The old man smiled, closed the door again with a creak, looked at Yan Liqiang up and down, and his tone was enthusiastic, so he asked Yan Liqiang to take off his hat. "Justice just now, the master sent someone to add two dishes tonight, saying that Yan Wei was coming. The master may not see you for a long time and wanted to have a few glasses of wine with you. I was just in the kitchen and making the old duck soup that his wife liked the most. By the way, I heard that Yan Wei had left the Imperial Capital for several years and returned to Ganzhou. I wonder how you are doing in Ganzhou..."

Yan Liqiang laughed in silence and touched his nose, "It's okay, just make a living, and you're worried about Uncle Li..."

While leading Yan Liqiang to the living room, he looked around and lowered his voice, "During the time when the master returned to the imperial capital, there were many high-ranking officials who came to find the master. At the beginning, the four-wheeled carriage that the man came to find the master blocked the alley. Later, the master got angry and stayed away from the door after returning home. Then he calmed down. I was at home and often met people who came to give gifts, and asked me to help me deliver memorials to the master. There were too many, but the master had rules.

I dare not answer. I told Guard Yan, you and Yijie are not outsiders. Don’t be embarrassed to speak. Yijie has been named a high-ranking official for so many years. I heard that he was sent out. When you meet the master in the evening, you say a few good things to the master and ask for an official, which is more effective than anything else. You don’t know. When you are not by the master over the years, the master often talks about you, saying that you are not old, but you are much better than many officials in the court. You are capable, and have good feelings and righteousness…”

Yan Liqiang was a little amused and laughed, "Okay, Uncle Li, I remember what you said. Thank you for your reminder. By the way, do you need help in the kitchen? I'll help you Uncle Li!"

"No, no, the things in the kitchen are almost done. Just drink tea in this living room and wait for the master to come. You can pour the tea yourself. Then, girl Xu was old last year. The master found a good family for her and she had already married. Now, there are only two people in this house, my wife and I, and a groom beside the master..."

Yan Liqiang was not an outsider. After the old man led Yan Liqiang to the living room, he said a few more words and left. Yan Liqiang wandered around the living room and found that the tables and chairs in the living room were basically what he saw at the beginning. The only thing that had changed was that there was an extra painting in the living room, with the bright moon in the sky, surrounded by colorful clouds, and the mountains below the bright moon were like waves, with a unique charm...

Yan Liqiang looked at the signature of the painting, which was written by Sun Bingchen. The more Yan Liqiang looked at it, the more he felt that there were many meanings in the painting. Gradually, they all looked a little fascinated...

...

"Why, Liqiang, do you like this painting too?" At some point, a familiar voice sounded behind Yan Liqiang.

Hearing this voice, Yan Liqiang turned around and saw Sun Bingchen standing at the door of the living room, looking at him with a smile. He hadn't seen him for many years, but Sun Bingchen's appearance had not changed at all. It was the same as before. The only thing that changed was Sun Bingchen's official uniform. Sun Bingchen, who had just returned home, had not had time to change his clothes. What he was wearing now had turned into a kilin robe of a first-rank minister, and there was a jade belt on his waist. It looked extremely majestic and made people feel trembling.

"Yan Liqiang has met the Lord!" Yan Liqiang bowed to Sun Bingchen to the ground.

"Hahaha, you..." Sun Bingchen walked over with a smile, shining his head, his eyes shining brightly, and he looked at Yan Liqiang from head to toe, "I heard from Yijie that there was no news after you received the order to come to the Imperial Capital City, and I didn't see you ordering the ceremonial guards in Qiyun County. I guess you must have come to the Imperial Capital alone. I received the news today. It turns out that you are here, good, good, I haven't seen you for a few years. I feel that Liqiang's cultivation is getting better and better..."

"I haven't seen you for many years, and you are still as handsome as you like!" Yan Liqiang smiled, and there was no trace of concern in his smile. "I thought you would not come back until the evening..."

"It's just a mundane matter. I know that Liqiang is here, so I will come back early. I will bring a few jars of good wine from Yuezhou this time. I will just have a few drinks with Liqiang tonight!"

"Hahaha, as long as the adults want, I will be with you!"
Chapter completed!