Chapter 12 (7)

On the way back to Di Mansion, Di Renjie lifted the curtain of the car and asked Di Chun: "Di Chun, is the office of the Ministry of Personnel in Yongtaifang?" Di Chun responded, "Yes", and then muttered: "Master, you have asked this sentence more than ten times since you left the mansion today. If you want to see General Li, let's go here."

Di Renjie said angrily: "You little guy, you are very talkative."

"Oh, the little one said it was wrong, let's go home now."

"Hey, who said he was going back home? Of course he had to go to Yongtaifang."

"Yes!" Di Chun responded angrily and smiled. As soon as he turned the front of the car, Di Renjie suddenly shouted: "Di Chun, where are the clothes I asked you to prepare for Yuan Fang? Have you ever brought them in the car?"

Di Chun said: "Master, you never said you were going to see General Li today. How could you take me with me?"

"You, you have not made any progress at all, and you will never be able to do anything! You may as well go home quickly and get the things first."

"Yes!" Di Chun agreed helplessly and quickly urged the carriage to go quickly. The carriage ran into Shangxianfang. As soon as it stopped at the door of Di Mansion, Di Renjie got out of the carriage quickly. Di Chun suddenly whispered in his ear: "Master, look, who is here."

Di Renjie looked out and Li Yuanfang stood at the door of Di Mansion and was looking at it. When he saw Di Renjie, he quickly stepped forward, smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Sir." In an instant, Di Renjie felt that the old days were reappearing. At this moment, they were just another ordinary reunion after countless separations, and everything seemed to have not changed.

"Hello Grandpa Di!" It was the child's crisp cry. Di Renjie looked down and saw Han Bin's new clothes, shoes and socks from head to toe, dressed up cleanly and neatly. Standing beside Li Yuanfang, his round eyes blinked cleverly.

Di Renjie couldn't help but smile: "Oh, it turned out to be Bin'er. Why is it so beautiful today? Who bought you new clothes?"

Han Bin didn't say anything, but just smiled and looked up at Li Yuanfang. Di Renjie couldn't help but stretch out his hand because of his clever appearance. He touched his head lovingly, and said to Li Yuanfang with a smile: "Yuanfang, I was just about to go to the inn to see you, but I don't want you to come first."

Li Yuanfang nodded: "Well, I haven't been able to come out before. After the imperial edict came yesterday, we were allowed to go out."

"Okay, okay. Come on, go in and talk quickly." Di Renjie gently patted Li Yuanfang's arm, and while leading him and Han Bin in, he looked at him carefully. He really couldn't see any changes. Apart from being a little haggard, he was as gentle and polite as before, and was quite natural.

When they arrived at the study, Di Renjie said, "Yuanfang, sit." They sat down separately, and looked at each other and smiled at each other. For a moment, no one wanted to speak, but just sat silently. Han Bin snuggled beside Li Yuanfang, curiously looking at this and that one. Di Renjie couldn't help laughing at him, and teased him, "Bin'er, you always call me Grandpa Di, you are not intimate at all. It's the Chinese New Year, should you change your mouth?"

"Ah?" Han Bin thought for a while, looked at Li Yuanfang tentatively, turned his head and whispered to Di Renjie: "Well, then, then, I'm your grandpa?"

Di Renjie laughed loudly and shook his head repeatedly: "No, no." Han Bin was puzzled by his smile and asked foolishly: "Why can't it?" Di Renjie's eyes narrowed into a slit: "Originally, your age is not much the same as my grandchildren, and calling grandpa is good. But you have called Brother Yuanfang, so you can't call me grandpa again, otherwise this generation will be messy." Han Bin looked confused and looked at Li Yuanfang with help, but Li Yuanfang only smiled at him and said nothing.

Di Renjie greeted, "Come on, Bin'er, come here." Han Bin hesitated to Di Renjie. Di Renjie kindly hugged his shoulder and whispered, "You kid, have taken a big advantage. So, you follow Yuanfang in the future and call me sir." "Big, sir?" Han Bin called out, and felt the name twisted very differently, and pouted, "What's intimate about this? It doesn't sound nice at all." "Oh? Haha," Di Renjie patted his head lightly: "You, you will understand in the future." "Oh." Han Bin agreed uneasyly. Di Renjie looked at him, suddenly remembered something, and said to Li Yuanfang: "Yes, take the wooden box on the top of my bookcase." "Yes." Li Yuanfang brought the wooden box and placed it on a few.

Di Renjie opened the wooden box and took out a gold chain. Li Yuanfang and Han Bin were both stunned when they saw the gold chain. Di Renjie gently hugged Han Bin, handed the gold chain to his hand, and said, "Bin'er, this gold chain was taken from your dead brother." Han Bin lowered his head and whispered, "This is given to my brother by Sister Yanran, and he wears it on his body until he dies." Di Renjie slightly said, "Now I will hand you this gold chain. If you take it, your dead brother and Sister Yanran will be with you." As he said that, he raised the gold chain and put it on his neck for Han Bin.

After a while of silence, Di Renjie turned his head to look at Li Yuanfang and smiled and said, "Yuanfang, I will set off tomorrow. I have asked Di Chun to pack your clothes for you. When I return to the inn, I will ask Di Chun to send you over and bring all the things with me."

Li Yuanfang bowed and said, "Sir, you have troubled you again."

Di Renjie shook his head: "This winter twelfth month, it will be very hard to go to such a long place. I wanted to convince the emperor to let you wait for the spring before leaving, but... Alas, Yuan Fang, how are your health? Those injuries."

Li Yuanfang said, "Sir, don't worry, I'm all right." Di Renjie was about to speak, but Han Bin in his arms suddenly muttered, "I'm lying again." "Oh?" Di Renjie frowned and asked, "Bin'er, your brother is lying?" Han Bin opened his mouth and saw Li Yuanfang glaring at him. He also glared at him fiercely, but he still pursed his lips and did not dare to speak again. Li Yuanfang seemed to have finally made up his mind and said to Di Renjie seriously: "Sir, Yuanfang is here today, first to say goodbye to you, and secondly, he also wants to ask you for something."

"Oh? You said, what's the matter?"

"Sir, you know very well what kind of place Yuan Fang is going to during this trip. If you bring this child by your side along the way, you will probably not be able to take care of him. Besides, I don't want him to go to such a remote and difficult place at such a young age. Sir, Yuan Fang wants to ask you to take Bin'er in and take him by your side to discipline him so that he can have a good future in the future."

"This." Di Renjie was still pondering, but Han Bin broke away from his arms and ran back to Li Yuanfang. He hugged Li Yuanfang and stomped his feet and shouted: "Brother, brother, what are you doing?! Do you want me anymore?" Li Yuanfang held his little hand and said softly: "Bin'er, you have to be obedient. You can learn with adults." Before he finished speaking, Han Bin was so anxious that he burst out tears, his face turned red, and he shouted desperately: "I don't want it! I don't follow anyone, I'll be with you! Brother, I won't talk nonsense anymore. I listen to you in everything, don't drive me away!" He buried his head in Li Yuanfang's arms, grabbed his clothes tightly, and refused to let go. Li Yuanfang looked at Di Renjie helplessly, muttering: "Sir, I really can't control him, me."

Di Renjie silently looked at the two big and small, and tears suddenly flashed in his eyes. He sighed and said softly: "Yuan Fang, I have an idea. Bin'er, don't worry, listen to the adults." Han Bin wiped his tears and stood up straight. Di Renjie said: "Yuan Fang, today you will leave Bin'er in my mansion and let him stay with me for one night to familiarize himself with the environment. If he likes this, stay here. If he is still willing to go with you, I will ask Di Chun to send him over when you set off tomorrow. What do you think?"

Li Yuanfang was stunned for a moment and whispered, "This is great. Sir, let's do it like this." Seeing that Han Bin had quieted down, he looked up and said, "Sir, then I'll leave."

Di Renjie nodded: "Okay."

Li Yuanfang stood up, came to Di Renjie, smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, I'm leaving. Take care of me." Di Renjie also smiled and nodded, not speaking. Li Yuanfang looked at Han Bin again, then turned around and walked out of the study. Di Renjie silently looked at his back, reached out to pull Han Bin into his arms, and whispered: "Bin'er, come. I'll take you to your brother's house, where we can talk."

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Shen Huai bowed his head and knelt in front of Wu Zetian. After a long time, he heard Wu Zetian's voice: "Shen Huai, your mission is doing very well."

Shen Huai kowtowed deeply: "I am serving the emperor and will never refuse."

"Well, I have promoted you to the General of the Qianniu Guard and replaced Li Yuanfang as the captain of the guard of Master Di Ge."

"I received the order to thank you, long live your Majesty!"

Wu Zetian looked at Shen Huai coldly and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Shen Huai, do you know why Li Yuanfang fell to where he is today?"

Shen Huai was shocked, thought nervously, and finally replied in a low voice: "Li Yuanfang only has Master Di in his heart, but no Master."

Wu Zetian nodded with satisfaction: "You are very sensible. Di Ge is a pillar of the country. From now on, you will do your best to assist and protect him. I hope you will do better than Li Yuanfang."

Shen Huai kowtowed again: "I am obeying the sacred order."

"Okay, you go."

Shen Huai withdrew from the imperial study room, and Wu Zetian frowned and thought. Suddenly, a timid call sounded around her: "Your Majesty, do you want to see me?"

Wu Zetian did not look up, leaned softly on the dragon throne, and said tiredly, "Liulang, you are here." Zhang Changzong responded, stood in front of her crampedly, with a very nervous expression.

Wu Zetian closed her eyes, Zhang Changzong hesitated to her side and whispered: "Your Majesty, are you tired? Liu Lang can relieve you of your fatigue?"

Wu Zetian nodded slightly, Zhang Changzong stretched out his hand and carefully rubbed her temples. After rubbing for a while, Wu Zetian opened his eyes, looked at him carefully, and gently held his hand, and said, "Liulang, in my eyes, you are just a child. I can't bear to blame the child for making a mistake, do you know?"

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Changzong choked and couldn't help but kneel down in front of Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian looked at him calmly, sighed deeply, and embraced his trembling body in his arms.
Chapter completed!