Exit Zhuque Gate, walk along Zhuque Street, and turn into Kaihuafang.
Prince Han's Mansion, Prince Huo's Mansion, Prince Peng's Mansion, all the royal families were laid out in front of Li Xuan's eyes.
However, most of the candlelights in these palaces were dim, and there were only a few old people on duty in the palaces.
Li Xuan rode through the long street. Qian Niuwei, who had been following him all the time, had disappeared, which still made him feel uncomfortable.
Now only Li Zhu was riding behind him, with a long sharp spear hanging on the side of the horse.
As soon as the two people entered Kaihuafang, the butler Zhou Sheng, who had just arrived from the palace, greeted them: "Lang Jun!"
Li Xuan nodded, glanced around, and said, "Let's go. If anything happens, we'll talk about it back home."
"Here!" Zhou Sheng held Li Xuan's horse rope with one hand and led the horse slowly down the street.
Looking at the slightly empty long street, Li Xuan sighed softly: "Now this time, I don't know how many people will come back."
"The princes and princes should be able to arrive, and so should the princesses and concubines." Zhou Sheng whispered.
Compared to the somewhat sensitive princes and governors, the princesses and concubines were more casual.
However, Li Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart. The relationship between Empress Wu and the emperor's aunts, sisters, and sisters-in-law was not as good as people imagined.
The vermilion gate stands tall, with a plaque reading "Prince Peng's Mansion" hung high on it.
A forty-year-old lady wearing a purple skirt stood in front of the door, with countless servants and maids lining up behind her.
Li Xuan dismounted from a distance, then walked quickly to the lady, knelt down and said sincerely: "Da Lang is guilty, my mother is worried, my mother has been waiting for a long time, please punish her."
"No matter what the punishment is, you are doing things for the court, so you should be." Princess Peng Ouyang patted Li Xuan's shoulder with a gentle expression, glanced around, lowered her head and said, "Get up, come in, and tell my mother. Tell me, how did you do in Wuzhou?"
"Here!" Li Xuan quickly stood up, then followed his mother-in-law Ouyang Shi and walked towards Prince Peng's palace.
Prince Peng's Mansion was a reward from Emperor Taizong when Prince Peng was alive in the early years.
In order to show the affection between brothers, the entire courtyard of Prince Peng's Mansion is very large.
There are six courtyards inside and outside, each with small courtyards on the left and right, wing rooms, and hundreds of rooms.
There is also a small lake in the fifth courtyard where you can row boats. There is also a bamboo forest beside the lake, which is quiet and quiet.
The west courtyard at the fourth entrance is Li Xuan's courtyard, in the middle is the main room of his mother-in-law Ouyang, and the small courtyard on the east side is vacant.
In the middle hall of the third courtyard, Ouyang sat at the top, and Li Xuan sat at the bottom.
A maid placed the tea in front of Li Xuan and his mother-in-law Ouyang, and then quickly retreated.
As soon as he sat down, Mr. Ouyang said: "My mother has asked Su Zang to place the students you brought back in the guest room for you... You have done the right thing in this step. If any of these students becomes a Jinshi, , it will be of great help to your reputation.”
Li Xuan quickly stood up, cupped her hands and said, "Thank you, Mom, for your understanding."
Ouyang sighed, looked at Li Xuan, who had changed a lot in the past few months, and said softly: "My mother knows that it was not easy for you in Wuzhou. You charged forward several times, faced many hardships and dangers, and finally succeeded in pacifying Wuzhou." Zhou, the saint also praised you a lot. After finally coming back this time, you should have a good rest. My grandma has taken care of all the things for your wedding."
"Thank you mom!"
"In the past few days, you just stay at home and don't go anywhere, especially your friends. Don't make any trouble before the wedding... Besides, although you haven't done much in Wuzhou these days, Not bad, but there are quite a few rumors among the government and the public." Ouyang's words were obviously cautious.
Li Xuan bowed her head and said, "Everything is up to my mother's arrangement. However, in the next few days, my son may have to go to the palace to meet the saint and also go to the East Palace."
"On the Saint and Queen's side, just do your best and the two Saints won't treat you badly. On the other hand, the Prince, please abide by the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers and don't go beyond the rules." Ouyang suddenly nodded.
sentence.
Li Xuan raised his eyebrows and immediately understood that the political struggle in the court was more severe than he thought.
The prince Li Xian is younger and more energetic than the filial emperor Li Hong.
His way of doing things was very different from Li Hong's, and the conflict with Empress Wu was even greater.
Fortunately, Li Xian had just assumed the throne and was not familiar with political affairs, so the conflict with Empress Wu did not break out.
But even so, a trace of it was revealed, and anyone with a discerning eye could immediately see the problem.
"My mother knows what happened with the caravan, and you did a good job. Some people in the Qin family and Yuchi family couldn't see the situation clearly and did some stupid things, but the older generation still kept it under control. You Don't worry." Ouyang told Li Xuan about the caravan again.
Before Li Hong died of illness, the Qin family and the Yuchi family proposed to increase their share in the caravan, and Li Xuan agreed without any hesitation.
Since there was already a problem within the caravan, it would inevitably fall into the palace's eyes. In addition, the turmoil in the Western Region was imminent, so Li Xuan took the opportunity to escape.
In addition, he has now taken up the post of Wuzhou Biejia. Although he has been busy with Tianyin Sect affairs in the past few months, some of his family's properties have not been exposed to the public at all. He has been quietly spreading the southwest through the relationship between the Wei family. of rare cargo shipped across the sea.
Places such as Japan, Silla, Champa, and Chenla are places of wealth, and if time continues, it will be a new trade route. ..
The key is that this business route is not known to the Qin family and the Yuchi family, so naturally it will not be known to the palace.
Li Xuan talked about things in Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Wuzhou and Muzhou in passing. Some obscure things were ignored, but Li Xuan did not miss any of the intrigues.
"Everything is fine in general, but it's just the Qian family and the King of Yue?" Ouyang frowned slightly.
Some of Li Xuan's actions still made her aware of Li Xuan's wariness towards fellow Li clan members.
Li Xuan whispered: "Mom, I'm afraid the palace may not want to see my son get too close to Prince Yue's palace."
"Yeah!" Mr. Ouyang nodded. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Li Xuan and said, "You should have some evidence that the Qian family acted randomly by taking advantage of the Yue Prince's palace. Pick up some small things and impeach the Yue Prince."
"My son understands." Li Xuan's face immediately became solemn.
Li Shangjin was dealt with by Empress Wu before, maybe because of his filial piety to the emperor after his death, King Qi's inappropriate actions fell into the eyes of the Queen, who severely deprived him of his official position as Cizhou governor and reduced his fiefdom.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people regarding Empress Wu, these things were commonplace, but to deprive a state of the official position of governor, one must obtain the consent of Zhongshu, his subordinates, and Shangshu Sheng. King Qi might have really done something extraordinary.
Returning to the West Courtyard where I haven't returned for several years, everything has been cleaned up long ago.
Qiqiao was waiting outside the door with several maids from Prince Peng's Mansion in Chengdu. Inside the door, Sijin and Ruyu stood bowed to one side.
When Li Xuan walked into the inner bedroom, several maids immediately came forward to help him take off his coat.
Li Xuan opened her arms and asked in a low voice: "What's going on at the Lecheng County Government? Has Sanniang been wronged in any way?"
Meng Sheng stood in the hall, with his hands hanging down, and whispered: "They are the youngest son of the eldest son of Lecheng County and the youngest daughter of the third son of Lecheng County. They have some conflicts with the county king, but Lecheng County Duke has already taken care of them."
"It's Liu Zhu and Liu Shubi, one legitimate son and the other a concubine." Li Xuan chuckled and said, "Sure enough, these things in a big family are always messy and indispensable. Go and bring the couple back from Wuzhou I sent a small note from Duke Yu to Zuo Xiang, saying that I have just returned to Chang'an and am waiting for the Second Saint's summons, so I will not visit him."
"Here!" Meng Sheng responded, but stopped and did not leave.
"Also, pick up some tea leaves from Muzhou Jiukeng, Guzhu Zisun, Dongyang Dongbai, and Yuhang Jingshan and send them to my future father-in-law."
After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "The remaining silkware from Hangzhou, silverware from Yangzhou, and dragon oil silk tribute from the Queen's Kingdom were all selected and sent over. Frozen longan
, Yangmei, and some red bean cakes. Send them over. Wait a moment. "
After Li Xuan finished speaking, she quickly walked to the desk, picked up a piece of red paper, and wrote a poem on it: Qing Ping Le...
"Send it over!" After waiting for the pen and ink to dry, Li Xuan handed it to Meng Sheng.
Meng Sheng couldn't hide the smile on his face. After taking it, he immediately handed it over and said, "Old servant, I will go immediately."
"The king is venting his anger on the princess!" Qiqiao walked over from the side and looked at Li Xuan with eyes full of envy.
"On the day the imperial edict is issued, Sanniang is my wife. How can I just ignore my wife's humiliation? I will naturally earn back this face." Li Xuan can imagine that once these things are delivered to the Lecheng County Government, , the feeling of envy, jealousy and hatred in some people's eyes.
But these emotions will soon turn into fear, but the fear of fate being reversed.
The courtyard is deep, and in the quiet backyard, the sound of the piano can be heard alone.
A burst of footsteps walked out from between the pavilions, and walked quickly into the small building. He stood still and felt slightly blessed.
The sound of the piano stopped, and Liu Jinyu's cold and bright face was revealed from behind the gauze curtain. She had lost three points of weight after not seeing her for several months.
Looking at the maid in a green undershirt, Liu Jinyu said calmly: "What's the matter with Xiaoyun?"
Xiaoyun said excitedly: "Miss, the King of Nanchang has returned from Wuzhou and has brought some gifts. The lord asked you to hurry over."
These days, many people are quite envious of Liu Jinyu because he was granted marriage to the King of Nanchang, but there are also voices of jealousy.
For example, Liu Shubi, the youngest daughter of her third uncle, mentioned openly and secretly that Liu Jinyu had been engaged to the Huang family. In the end, the Huang family's son died young, and her words were very unpleasant.
There is also the uncle's youngest son, Liu Zhu, who was severely beaten by his grandfather for talking nonsense a few years ago, and now he is doing it again.
To be honest, if his father hadn't stopped him, Liu Jinyu would have let them know the price of saying the wrong thing.
"Since my uncle asked me to go, let's go." Liu Jinyu, wearing a pink skirt, walked out of the pavilions and walked to the front hall. Then she saw her three uncles and her father. , all accompanying Meng Sheng, the chief steward of Nanchang Palace.
"This painting of Yu Gong's small calligraphy was requested by the prince from the descendants of Yu Gong, and is specially presented to Lecheng County Duke for appreciation..." Meng Sheng's calm words contained a hint of pride. Yu Shinan's calligraphy and paintings are not so easy to obtain. of.
"Your Excellency is still in Shangshu Province now. When you come back after a tiring day, you will be extremely happy to see Yu Gong's pen and ink." Liu Yuanshen nodded gently, and his eyes fell on the large and small exquisite boxes. Although the contents inside were not opened, , also know that it is worth a lot of money.
Liu Yuanshen's eyes swept over the little heads sticking out of the back door, and he felt disgusted: Wasn't he just a little wronged? As for coming to demonstrate as soon as he came back...
When Liu Yuanshen saw Liu Jinyu coming from outside the court, he quickly waved: "Sanniang!"
Liu Jinyu walked quickly and said to Liu Yuanshen and other members of the Liu family: "Uncle, Zhongfu, Jifu, Aye."
"Get up." Liu Yuanshen just asked Liu Jinyu to stand up. Meng Sheng on the side immediately bowed and saluted: "I have met the county king!"
Liu Jinyu held the red paper in her hand and looked at Meng Sheng who was leaving, as well as the envious younger siblings who opened the many brocade boxes one by one and looked at them one by one. She shook her head and opened the red paper in her hand. It read :
The small characters on the red paper say everything is fair. The geese are in the clouds and the fish are in the water. It’s hard to convey this feeling of melancholy.
The setting sun leans against the west tower alone, and the distant mountains are just opposite the curtain hooks. The human face is unknown, but the green waves are still flowing eastward.
